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US10754636B2	Communication device updating system A communication device updating system includes a network switch, a plurality of first devices, and a second device. Each of the plurality of first devices is communicatively coupled to the network switch. The second device is communicatively coupled to the network switch, and is configured to store a communication device firmware file, wherein the second device multicasts the communication device firmware file to each of the plurality of first devices through the network switch, and each of the plurality of first devices is updated according to the received communication device firmware file.
US10754634B1	Customized application package with context specific token A system and method including: receiving an initial application package including at least one binary file of an application; generating an application token, wherein the application token is operable to identify a context; and assembling a customized application package including the initial application package and the application token, wherein: the customized application package and the initial application package share a common hash value according to a predefined hashing algorithm, and the application can be configured based on the application token.
US10754631B2	Tenant upgrade analytics Methods and systems for determining an upgrade readiness metric of a tenant in a cloud environment. One method includes receiving, with an electronic processor, device telemetry data for a plurality of devices associated with a first plurality of tenants in the cloud environment and receiving, with the electronic processor, software telemetry data for a second plurality of tenants in the cloud environment. The method also includes determining, with the electronic processor, the upgrade readiness metric for the tenant based on the device telemetry data and the software telemetry data and displaying the upgrade readiness metric within a user interface.
US10754629B2	Method for automated detection, correction, and translation of un-localized lines A method for periodic checking of localized lines in the application source code before the assembled application is propagated into message files (.po). An automated internationalization of lines for all supported application languages is provided. The lines and their translations in locale files (JSON) are validated against the message files (PO). The un-localized lines are checked in the source code using a localization marker. According to the APS, a special trap (i.e., a hook) is used for APS msgmake utility in order to derive localization data from a set of aps_command_line_tools for assembling a user interface. The lines are corrected and loaded back into “.po” file.
US10754624B2	Accelerator generation using parallel synthesis and simulation An accelerator image generator includes a synthesis block and a simulation block. The accelerator image generator receives a hardware description language representation for a desired function, inputs the hardware description language representation for the desired function to the synthesis block and to the simulation block so the synthesis block and simulation block work in parallel, monitors progress of the synthesis block and the simulation block, and when a defined threshold is reached in the synthesis block, halts the simulation block while the synthesis block continues until the synthesis block outputs an accelerator image for deployment to a programmable device. When an error is detected in the synthesis block following halting of the simulation block, the simulation block may be resumed, and the defined threshold may be adjusted. The accelerator image can be deployed to a programmable device to provide a hardware accelerator corresponding to the accelerator image.
US10754616B1	Processing with compact arithmetic processing element Low precision computers can be efficient at finding possible answers to search problems. However, sometimes the task demands finding better answers than a single low precision search. A computer system augments low precision computing with a small amount of high precision computing, to improve search quality with little additional computing.
US10754615B2	Apparatus and method for processing user input for vehicle A user input processing apparatus for a vehicle includes: an operation command generator recognizing a first semantic frame from a user voice, generating a first operation command based on the recognized first semantic frame, recognizing a second semantic frame from the user voice, and generating a second operation command based on the recognized second semantic frame; a sequence determination unit generating an execution sequence of the first operation command and the second operation command; and a controller controlling an execution of the first operation command and the second operation command based on the generated execution sequence and a relation between the first operation command and the second operation command.
US10754610B2	Target position setting apparatus and sound image localization apparatus Disclosed is an apparatus for setting a target position using a GUI screen. The apparatus includes a display that displays a representation of a listener and a representation of a hemispherical dome with the listener at the center as projected on a horizontal plane. A user sets a radius of the hemispherical dome through a click operation of a mouse and sets a target position of a sound image with respect to the listener through a drag operation toward the center. The sound image position is represented by a dot O. The dot O represents a position of the sound image with respect to the listener in the left-to-right direction, in the front-to-rear direction, and in the height direction.
US10754609B2	Enhancing a rendering system to distinguish presentation time from data time A machine-implemented method: (A) maintains a value of a data time parameter representing an amount of time required by a rendering system to render a portion of temporal sequence presentation data at a default presentation rate; (B) provides the value of the data time parameter to a first component of the rendering system; (C) calculates, based on the value of the data time parameter, a value of a presentation time parameter representing an amount of time elapsed during rendering of the portion of the temporal sequence presentation data; and (D) provides the value of the presentation time parameter to a second component of the rendering system; wherein the value of the presentation time parameter is not equal to the value of the data time parameter.
US10754606B2	Image processing apparatus and image processing system An image processing apparatus includes a display to display an image, and circuitry to generate a duplication of the image displayed on the display when the image displayed on the display is selected, and display the generated duplication of the image on the display.
US10754603B2	Systems, devices, and methods for dynamically providing user interface controls at a touch-sensitive secondary display A method is performed at a computing system that includes a first housing with a primary display and a second housing at least partially containing a physical keyboard and a touch-sensitive secondary display. The method includes: displaying, on the primary display, a first user interface for an application executed by the computing system. The method also includes: displaying, on the touch-sensitive secondary display, a second user interface, the second user interface comprising a set of one or more affordances corresponding to the application. The method further includes: detecting a notification and, in response to detecting the notification, concurrently displaying, in the second user interface, the set of one or more affordances corresponding to the application and at least a portion of the detected notification on the touch-sensitive secondary display. In some embodiments, the detected notification is not displayed on the primary display.
US10754597B2	Imaging forming apparatus and control method for restricting use settings in an image forming apparatus An printing apparatus is provided that controls printing based on restriction settings. When the printing apparatus receives a reserved print job in a state in which a use restriction for a print function is set to enabled by a user, the reserved print job is controlled not to be executed regardless of the set use restriction.
US10754594B2	Computer-readable medium, information processing device, and system for shortening time for printing with desired print quality A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a processor of an information processing device, cause the processor to receive image data representing a target image, detect feature image data representing a feature image from the image data, determine range data based on the feature image data, the range data representing a first end position and a second end position of a feature-image including range including the feature image in a particular direction, the particular direction corresponding to a conveyance direction for conveying a printing sheet, generate print instruction data based on the range data, the print instruction data including a command for instructing the printer to print the feature-image including range with priority on print quality and print a range of the target image other than the feature-image including range with priority on a printing speed, and output the print instruction data including the command.
US10754592B2	Information processing system and information processing apparatus An information processing system includes a first communication interface, an information processing apparatus which obtains job data through the first communication interface, and an image processing apparatus which executes a print job defined by the job data. The job data includes print data which defines an image and setting data which defines setting for the print job. The information processing apparatus includes a processor which performs specific processing in accordance with the setting and modifies contents of setting for the setting data of the job data so as to cancel the setting corresponding to the performed specific processing and a second communication interface which transfers the modified job data to the image processing apparatus.
US10754590B2	Electronic device and display control program Provided is technology improving user convenience when changing a setting in an electronic device. An electronic device has: an evaluator module configured to determine whether or not a setting value a user set for a first setting item contained in a first settings screen matches a setting value of a second setting item that is already set; an adding module configured to add to the first settings screen, when the setting does not match, a shortcut operator that calls a second settings screen including the second setting item; and an operation reception processor configured to call, when the setting matches, the second settings screen from the first settings screen when operation of a first operator that is different from the shortcut operator is received.
US10754589B2	Terminal device and communication system A terminal device includes an operation part, a touching part, a communication module, and a retrieval module. The retrieval module is configured to retrieve an object displayed on a first apparatus equipped with a touch panel from the first apparatus, in response to the operation part being operated while the object is selected by the touching part.
US10754583B2	Level width based dynamic program step characteristic adjustment A level width corresponding to a group of memory cells of a memory component is determined. The determined level width and a target level width is compared. In response to the determined level width being different than the target level width, one or more program step characteristics are adjusted to adjust the determined level width to the target level width.
US10754581B2	Identifying outlying values in matrices In an example, a method comprises receiving a first matrix of values to be mapped to a resistive memory array, wherein each value in the matrix is to be represented as a resistance of a resistive memory element. An outlying value may be identified in the first matrix. At least one value of a portion of the first matrix containing the outlying value may be substituted with at least one substitute value to form a substituted first matrix.
US10754575B2	Storage system with replication process utilizing simulated target responses A storage system in one embodiment comprises a plurality of storage devices and a storage controller. The storage system is configured to operate as a source storage system in a replication process in which participation of a target storage system is simulated. In conjunction with the replication process, the source storage system is configured to monitor outbound replication messages, and responsive to a given one of the replication messages being designated for transmission over a particular communication link of a predetermined type, to generate a simulated response from the target storage system to the given replication message based at least in part on one or more simulation parameters specified for the replication process. The source storage system then processes the simulated response as if it were an actual response from the target storage system. The particular communication link of a predetermined type illustratively comprises a pseudo IP link.
US10754568B1	Adaptive storage management policies for computing devices The techniques disclosed herein provide adaptive storage techniques for maximizing the available storage space of a file storage system. An adaptable multi-phase storage management process may involve a background process and a user process. The background process can autonomously offload files that comply with a confidence level defined in a storage policy. The user process can selectively offload files based on a user response to a prompt identifying specific files that do not comply with the confidence level. Continual adjustments can be made to the storage based on user activity that allows a system to make more accurate determinations on the selection of operations for increasing the available storage space of a system.
US10754566B2	Data storage device and data storage method A data storage device utilized for storing a plurality of data includes a memory and a controller. The memory includes a plurality of blocks, and each of the blocks includes a plurality of physical pages. The controller is coupled to the memory. When the data storage device is initiated, or when the data size read by a host is greater than a threshold value, the controller inspects the status of the data stored by the physical pages of the memory.
US10754564B2	Memory device having a plurality of low power states A method and memory device of controlling a plurality of low power states are provided. The method includes: entering a low power mode state, in which memory cell rows of the memory device are refreshed and power consumption is lower than in a self-refresh mode state, in response to a low power state entry command; and exiting the low power mode state based on a low power mode exit latency time that is set in a mode register of the memory device or at least one of an alarm signal and a low power mode exit command.
US10754559B1	Active-active storage clustering with clock synchronization A first storage system is configured to participate in a replication process with a second storage system using an active-active configuration. A request for a time-to-live (TTL) grant is received in the first storage system from the second storage system. The first storage system computes an estimate of a difference between local times in the respective first and second storage systems, utilizes the computed estimate in the first storage system to determine a TTL expiration time in the local time in the second storage system, and sends the TTL grant with the TTL expiration time to the second storage system in response to the request. The computed estimate of the difference between the local times in the respective first and second storage systems is illustratively utilized in the first storage system to determine a range for the local time in the second storage system.
US10754552B2	Data storage device and operating method thereof A data storage device includes a controller including a descriptor generation unit suitable for generating a descriptor and a memory controller suitable for generating a command based on the descriptor; and a nonvolatile memory device including a cell region, and suitable for reading first data from the cell region and buffering the first data in response to a first read command transmitted from the memory controller and outputting the first data to the controller in response to a first cache output command transmitted from the memory controller. The descriptor generation unit transmits an interrupt descriptor to the memory controller. The memory controller generates an interrupt to the descriptor generation unit based on the interrupt descriptor, and transmits the first cache output command to the nonvolatile memory device according to an instruction of the descriptor generation unit for the interrupt.
US10754547B2	Apparatus for managing disaggregated memory and method thereof Disclosed is a method of managing a disaggregated memory. According to the present disclosure, the method includes: assigning at least one memory page to a local memory and a remote memory; checking a request for access to the memory page; checking whether a target performance ratio required in service is satisfied or not when the memory page requested to be accessed is assigned to the remote memory; predicting a size of the local memory on the basis of an LRU distance-based histogram when the target performance ratio is not satisfied; and reassigning the memory page requested to be accessed in consideration of the predicted size of the local memory.
US10754538B2	Unlocking a device by performing gestures on an unlock image A device with a touch-sensitive display may be unlocked via gestures performed on the touch-sensitive display. The device is unlocked if contact with the display corresponds to a predefined gesture for unlocking the device. The device displays one or more unlock images with respect to which the predefined gesture is to be performed in order to unlock the device. The performance of the predefined gesture with respect to the unlock image may include moving the unlock image to a predefined location and/or moving the unlock image along a predefined path. The device may also display visual cues of the predefined gesture on the touch screen to remind a user of the gesture.
US10754530B2	Control apparatus for network camera, control method, and storage medium A control apparatus of a network camera includes a determination unit configured to determine an overlapping state of a cursor with each of a slider bar and a slider thumb, which configure a slider control, on a display screen of a display unit, a decision unit configured to decide information that relates to the slider control and is to be displayed on the display unit, based on a condition corresponding to a result of the determination by the determination unit, a display control unit configured to display the information decided by the decision unit on the display unit, and a transmission unit configured to transmit, to the network camera, a control signal that corresponds to a position of the slider thumb and is changed in response to input of an instruction by a user.
US10754527B2	Recording eraser An apparatus is provided for erasing content from a surface while capturing the content that is being erased for recreation in a digital format. The apparatus may include a base with an erasing element, and an imaging device disposed about a center of the base with an effective field of view above a top of the base. The apparatus may include an upper body with a first reflective surface reflecting an area around the base into the imaging device's field of view. The apparatus may include a second reflective surface at the top of the base to move the reflection of the area around the base from a border towards a center of the first reflective surface. The apparatus may include a set of supports that elevate the first reflective surface over the imaging device, and at least one sensor to track movements of the apparatus.
US10754519B2	Graphical user interface facilitating uploading of electronic documents to shared storage In an end user application running on a computer, for collaborative modification of shared electronic documents, a graphical user interface is provided that facilitates identifying other users to collaborate with and for storing an electronic document in shared storage. This graphical user interface includes a graphical element that conveys information about shared status of the currently accessed electronic document to the end user. Through input devices of the end user computer, an end user can manipulate this graphical element. Certain manipulations of this graphical element instruct the end user computer to determine if the electronic document can be shared. If the document can be shared, the graphical user interface prompts the user for additional users with whom the document is to be shared and then stores the document in shared storage. A graphical user interface that allows an electronic document to be quickly shared improves user efficiency and productivity in collaborative authoring.
US10754515B2	Systems and methods for 3D scripting language for manipulation of existing 3D model data As three-dimensional (3D) printing and additive manufacturing becomes a way for individuals and companies to distribute physical goods, there is a growing need for creators of physical goods to enable customers to customize 3D printed objects while protecting core electronic assets in the form of the files used to define and print the objects. Server-side rendering of 3D object images provides an opportunity to protect 3D object files while offering performance advantages. A scripting language may be central to delivering a seamless user experience interacting with 3D object models on client devices. Object creators and vendors may rely on the scripting language to create user interfaces for selling customizable objects. And once the user interface is developed, it may provide the basis for users accessing, viewing, manipulating, selecting materials, rendering, pricing, and printing a range of 3D objects.
US10754509B2	Method for displaying application and electronic device for the same An electronic device and method are provided. The electronic device includes a display, a processor electrically connected with the display, and a memory electrically connected with the processor. The memory stores instructions that when executed cause the processor to display a plurality of objects for executing at least one application, wherein each of the plurality of objects has a second form corresponding to a first form of the display and has at least a part thereof overlapping with another object. The instructions, when executed, cause the processor to display an execution screen of an application corresponding to an object which is selected from among the plurality of objects in response to an input.
US10754491B1	Emissive surfaces and workspaces method and apparatus A conferencing arrangement for sharing information within a conference space, the arrangement comprising a common presentation surface including a presentation surface area, a common presentation surface driver, a system processor linked to the driver and receiving and presenting the information content via the common presentation surface and a portable user interface device including a device display screen and a device processor, the device processor programmed to provide an interface via the device display screen useable to view content and to enter a command to replicate content presented on the device display on the common presentation surface, the device processor capable of identifying a direction of a swiping action on the interface as a command to replicate the content, wherein, upon identifying that the direction of a swiping action on the interface is in the direction of the common presentation surface, the arrangement creates a sharing space on the presentation surface area and replicates the content from the device display within the sharing space.
US10754473B2	Display device and driving method According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display portion, a touch detection circuit and a scanning line drive circuit. A frame period, which includes a display period in which the scanning signal is supplied to the plurality of scanning lines for image display, and a touch detection period related to sensing using the plurality of electrodes, includes a first frame and a second frame. The number of scanning lines to which the scanning signal is supplied in each display period included in the first and second frames is adjusted such that a potential of the touch detection period included in the first frame matches a potential of the touch detection period included in the second frame.
US10754470B2	Interface control method for operation with one hand and electronic device thereof A method for controlling an interface in an electronic device includes a touch-sensitive display. A first predefined user action is detected, together with a second user action, and the electronic device defines and positions a cursor on the display screen. A first display area which contains soft buttons from a certain part of the display screen (depending on cursor position) is projected within or around the portion of the display within reach of a user's thumb, for one-handed operation. The soft buttons in such first display area can be shrunk or enlarged in size as user requires.
US10754460B2	Portable electronic device The present invention provides a portable electronic device, including: a touch panel; a display module, disposed below the touch panel; an optical fingerprint sensor module, disposed below the display module; a transparent frame, disposed between the display module and the optical fingerprint sensor module, and including: a first surface, for combining with the display module; a second surface, for combining with the optical fingerprint sensor module; and an opening, running through the first surface and the second surface, and a filler type ultraviolet (UV) curable optically clear adhesive (OCA) being filled into the opening; and a housing, for combining with the touch panel.
US10754455B2	Disposition structure of sensor of electronic device An electronic device includes a housing including a first surface facing a first direction and a second surface facing a second direction opposite to the first direction; a transparent substrate forming at least a portion of the first surface; a display disposed between the transparent substrate and the second surface of the housing and including a third surface facing the first direction and a fourth surface facing the second direction; at least one sensor disposed between a portion of the second surface of the display and a portion of the second surface of the housing; an electrical structure disposed between the sensor and a portion of the second surface of the housing; and a control circuit electrically connected to the electrical structure, wherein the control circuit detects an electrical signal occurring by a pressure from the second direction to a portion of the transparent substrate using the electrical structure.
US10754439B2	Selectively displaced keys for input and output In one aspect, an apparatus for receiving input and/or generating output comprises a key assembly. The key assembly comprises a key cover, a magnet, and an electromagnet. The magnet is coupled to the key cover. The electromagnet is operable to displace the key cover based on whether the key assembly is in an active state or an inactive state. In the active state, the electromagnet is operable to raise the key cover to a first position based on generation of a magnetic field. In the inactive state, the electromagnet is operable to lower the key cover to a second position based on cessation of the magnetic field.
US10754438B2	False touch and water detection for touch-sensitive displays The various implementations described herein include systems, methods and/or devices used to enable false touch detection. An exemplary method is performed at a touch-sensitive device and includes performing a plurality of scans of the touch-sensitive array during a time window, response data is captured from each of the plurality of scans. Distilling a value for each respective scan from the response data captured during the respective scan. Identifying a set of peaks from the distilled values, each peak having a plurality of characteristic values. The method further includes: (i) determining a metric for the peaks based on the plurality of characteristic values associated with each peak; (ii) determining whether the metric satisfies a criterion, and (iii) in response to determining that the metric satisfies the criterion, rejecting at least some of the response data captured during the time window as representing at least one false touch.
US10754427B2	Display system for blending systems A blending system is provided for displaying information. The blending system may include a display system. The display system may project or display an image on a blending container. The image may be a gradient marking or text relating to a blending process. The display system may contain a projection device capable of projecting an image, a control component operatively controlling the blender display system and at least one sensor operatively evaluating data associated with a blender device to provide feedback to the control component.
US10754422B1	Systems and methods for providing interaction with elements in a virtual architectural visualization A method of providing interaction with elements in a virtual architectural visualization is disclosed which includes the steps of providing an application server configured with at least a rendering engine for an architectural visualization, the application server further configured to communicate with at least one client device via a network; generating a predetermined architectural visualization in response to a request from said at least one client device; transmitting a video signal depicting the predetermined architectural visualization to the client device over the network; and, receiving input data from the client device and updating the architectural visualization in response to the input data.
US10754417B2	Systems and methods for operating an input device in an augmented/virtual reality environment In some embodiments, a system comprising one or more processors configured to track a location of an input device within a physical environment via a three-dimensional (3D) tracking system, and modify a tracking parameter of the 3D tracking system while tracking the location of the input device based on the determined location of the input device within the physical environment. The input device may be coupled to a virtual reality display system and tracking the location of the location of the input device can be used for interacting with the virtual reality display system.
US10754415B2	Control apparatus that controls memory and control method thereof With a method of connecting SRAMs by daisy chain connection, the power state of all the SRAMs is determined uniquely. Because of this, even in the case of an SRAM of a function module in which SRAM access does not occur, the SRAM returns to the normal mode. The control apparatus includes a plurality of function modules including a memory capable of making a transition between a first power state and a second power state that is more power-saving than the first power state in accordance with a control signal. Then, control is performed so as to output a first signal that gives instructions to make a transition of the power state based on the control signal to a memory of a function module of the plurality of function modules in which processing using a function that the function module has is performed.
US10754414B2	Very low power microcontroller system A microcontroller system includes a processing unit supporting at least one near or sub Vt circuit and a plurality of memory blocks, each memory block connected to a DMA controller and independently power controlled. A power control system uses power gates to power control at least the memory blocks. In some embodiments, a wake-up interrupt controller is connected to the power control system and a voltage regulator system is used to supply voltage to separate power domains, with the voltage regulator systems controlled at least in part by power gates operated by the power control system. A plurality of clocks can be connected to define clock domains associated with separate power domains.
US10754401B2	Reconfigurable and scalable hardware management architecture In one embodiment, a reconfigurable and scalable hardware management architecture includes a digital controller for controlling two or more analog sense-and-control (ASC) circuits, where each ASC monitors voltage, current, and temperature of one or more power supplies, ICs, or a circuit board. The controller and ASCs are connected in a star architecture, where each ASC is connected to the controller via a different, dedicated interface to communicate regarding the power supplies being monitored. The controller and the ASCs are also connected in a bus architecture via a shared interface. The architecture can be re-configured by adding one or more additional ASCs or by removing one or more existing ASCs, where each additional ASC is (i) connected to a different I/O interface of the digital controller via a different, dedicated interface and (ii) connected to the digital controller and the two or more existing ASCs via the shared interface.
US10754385B2	Display with acoustic or ultrasonic features A micro-LED display having added functionalities like touch sensing, sound generation, self-cleaning, haptics and wireless charging by combining LED dies with micro-transducer dies or thin film structures on the same display substrate.
US10754379B2	User-mounted device calibration using external data Systems, methods, and computer media for calibrating user-mounted devices are provided. An external device capable of providing calibration data to a user-mounted device worn by a user is identified. An identification acknowledgement is received from the external device. A device calibration mode is entered in which calibration data describing the user-mounted device is received by the user-mounted device. The calibration data is based at least in part on sensor data acquired and normalized by the external device. The calibration data is then received. The calibration data includes at least one determined pose or body measurement of the user and a calculated alignment of the user-mounted device relative to the user. The user-mounted device is calibrated using the received calibration data.
US10754375B2	Display cover with webcam cover According to various embodiments, a display cover of an electronic display includes a cover configured to extend over the electronic display, a webcam aperture extending through the cover and configured to enable a webcam to view through the cover, and a webcam cover to be manipulated between a closed position wherein the webcam cover substantially obstructs the webcam aperture and an open position wherein the webcam cover does not substantially obstruct the webcam aperture.
US10754371B1	Capacitive clock distribution system One embodiment includes a clock distribution system. The system includes at least one resonator spine that propagates a sinusoidal clock signal and at least one resonator rib conductively coupled to the at least one resonator spine and arranged as a standing wave resonator. The system further includes at least one coupling capacitor. Each of the at least one coupling capacitor can interconnect at least one of the at least one resonator rib and a respective circuit to capacitively provide a clock current corresponding to the sinusoidal clock signal to the respective circuit to provide functions for the respective circuit.
US10754366B2	Power switching circuits having a saturable inductor Embodiments described herein are directed to power switching circuits having a saturable inductor. In one embodiment, a power switching circuit includes a power switch assembly operable to be connected to a power source. The power switch assembly includes a plurality of parallel power switches connected to and receiving current from the power source and a saturable inductor electrically coupled in series with the plurality of parallel power switches.
US10754362B1	Adjustment of loop-powered pneumatic process control device interfaces Adjustment of loop-powered pneumatic process control device interfaces is disclosed. A disclosed example interface for use with a pneumatic process control device includes a power input to scavenge power from a loop power control signal associated with the process control system, a movement controller to cause movement of an actuator powered by the loop power, where the actuator is operatively coupled to a movable control input associated with the process control device, and a calibrator to read position feedback of the actuator during the movement to calculate a positional error, where the calibrator is to adjust a set point of the loop power control signal based on the positional error to control the actuator.
US10754361B2	Flow rate control apparatus, flow rate control method, and program for a flow rate control apparatus In order to provide a flow rate control apparatus that estimates a flow rate actually flowing at a control point without a large amount of noise, there are provided a fluid resistor that is provided on a flow path, a downstream-side valve that is provided on a downstream side of the fluid resistor, a resistance flow rate measurement mechanism that measures a resistance flow rate that flows through the fluid resistor, and flows into a volumetric space located on the flow path between this fluid resistor and the downstream-side valve, a subject flow rate estimation part that estimates a valve flow rate based on the flow rate characteristics stored in the flow rate characteristics storage part, and a flow rate control unit that controls the downstream-side valve based on a set flow rate, and on the valve flow rate estimated by the subject flow rate estimation part.
US10754360B2	Wireless leak alarm, and wireless valve, apparatus, system and a method thereof The present invention relates generally to a wireless leak alarm, and wireless valve, apparatus, system, and a method thereof. The present invention may be implemented with leak detectors for any type of fluid, liquid, or gas. The present invention may be implemented with any type of sensory detector, such as, for example, a temperature, a moisture, a Carbon Monoxide, a Carbon Dioxide detector. The present invention allows the use of a Wireless, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi leak detector and monitor. More specifically, aspects of the present invention relate to a system, methods, and apparatus for a Wireless, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi leak detector, monitor and valve controller. The present invention includes the ability to communicate via voice message, text message, email and other wireless communication methods to the property owner, manager, resident, person responsible for a dwelling, call center, or any other designated contact in the event of a fluid or water leak.
US10754357B2	Optimizing a water recovery system Embodiments of the present invention provides a systems and methods for conserving liquids. The system detects, via sensors, if an object is interrupting the liquid flowing between a faucet and a drain. If the system detects an object is interrupting the flowing liquid, then the system routes the flowing liquid to a first destination using a diverter valve associated with the drain. The diverter valve is controlled by a microprocessor and connected to the sensors. However, if there are no object interrupting the flowing liquid, then the system routes the flowing liquid to a second destination.
US10754356B2	Method for actuating at least one solenoid valve A method for actuating at least one solenoid valve includes detecting a valve actuation signal, energizing the at least one solenoid valve with a specific constant control current for a specific actuation time which follows the detection of the valve actuation signal, and increasing the control current to a full actuation current for a full actuation time which follows the actuation time. The specific constant control current and the actuation time are dimensioned in such a way that at least two different types of solenoid valves can be at least partially opened by the control current during the actuation time.
US10754353B2	Implement detection and control system One or more sensors identify a characteristic of a towed implement using non-visual electromagnetic radiation, auditory detection or temperature detection. The characteristic of the implement is compared to a reference characteristic to determine whether the implement has a problem. If so, control signals are generated to control a controllable subsystem based upon the identified problem.
US10754340B1	Virtual gearing in an autonomous electronic bicycle An autonomous electronic bicycle comprises a frame, a wheel that can be powered by a first electronic motor, and a pedal assembly connected to a pedal motor. The pedal assembly is not mechanically connected to the wheel, but the autonomous electronic bicycle simulates a mechanical connection by powering the rear wheel proportional to the user's pedaling force. The autonomous electronic bicycle uses a virtual gear ratio based on the cadence of the rider, the current incline of the bicycle, and the current speed of the bicycle. The virtual gear ratio can be a ratio between a torque of the set of pedals and a torque of the wheel.
US10754339B2	Dynamic programming and quadratic programming based decision and planning for autonomous driving vehicles According to some embodiments, a system calculates a first trajectory based on a map and a route information. The system generates a path profile based on the first trajectory, traffic rules, and an obstacle information describing one or more obstacles perceived by the ADV. The system generates a speed profile based on the path profile, where the speed profile includes, for each of the obstacles, a decision to yield or overtake the obstacle. The system performs a quadratic programming optimization on the path profile and the speed profile to identify an optimal path with optimal speeds. The system generates a second trajectory based on the optimal path and optimal speeds to control the ADV autonomously according to the second trajectory.
US10754319B1	Across-wafer profile control in semiconductor processes Methods of controlling an across-wafer profile of a semiconductor process, as well as related systems and computer program products. A target profile of a semiconductor process over a radius of a wafer is fit to a polynomial. A plurality of gain matrices between a first plurality of process inputs and a plurality of polynomial coefficients of the polynomial are determined. An offset is estimated between the plurality of polynomial coefficients and an effect of the first plurality of process inputs. An objective function is defined as an integral of a squared deviation between an estimated profile and the target profile over the radius of the wafer. A second plurality of process inputs are mapped to the objective function by vector convolution using the plurality of gain matrices. The objective function is solved to optimize the second plurality of process inputs.
US10754315B2	Management system and management method for transmitting a command including a code value for controlling an apparatus A management system comprising an apparatus and a control device, wherein the control device comprises a transmitter configured to transmit, to the apparatus, a command controlling the apparatus, the command includes version information indicating a version corresponding to the control device, and the version defines an information element included in the command.
US10754314B2	System for customized production of hair and skin care products A system for cosmetologists, dermatologists, trichologists, salon professionals and the general public to produce a customized hair or skin care product using a diagnostic device for analyzing hair, scalp, and skin conditions. The diagnostic device communicates the diagnostic data to a self-contained processing apparatus, which has software that can formulate a recipe for the hair or skin care product and generate operating instructions for producing the product based on the recipe. The processing apparatus comprises a housing unit having a control center, a plurality of removable canisters capable of holding ingredients for producing the hair or skin care product, a dispensing system for dispensing the ingredients to a mixing bowl, a mixing device for mixing the ingredients, and preferably a heating element for heating the ingredients in the bowl, wherein the apparatus produces the hair or skin care product according to the operating instructions to provide individualized treatment.
US10754312B2	Cleaning process optimization device and machine learning device A cleaning process optimization device includes a machine learning device that learns a cleaning condition when cleaning an object to be cleaned. The machine learning device includes: a state observation unit that observes cleaning condition data indicating the cleaning condition, and contamination state data indicating a contamination state of the object to be cleaned measured before cleaning as a state variable representing a current state of environment; a determination data acquisition unit that acquires determination data indicating an adequacy determination result on accuracy of a contamination state of the object to be cleaned after cleaning; and a learning unit that learns the cleaning condition when cleaning the object to be cleaned in association with the contamination state data using the state variable and the determination data.
US10754310B2	Incorporating change diagnosis using probabilistic tensor regression model for improving processing of materials A probability distribution of a manufacturing system's performance conditioned on a training dataset comprising a historical tensor and associated performance metric of a reference period is learned. An input tensor associated with a time window and the input tensor's associated performance metric may be received. The input tensor includes at least multiple sensor variables associated with the manufacturing system and multiple steps of the manufacturing system's manufacturing process. Based on the probability distribution, an overall change is determined between the training dataset's relationship of the historical tensor and associated performance metric, and the relationship of the input tensor and the input tensor's associated performance metric. Based on the probability distribution, contribution of at least one of the multiple variables and the multiple steps to the overall change is determined. An action is automatically triggered in the manufacturing system which reduces the overall change.
US10754298B2	Portable apparatus case, portable apparatus, and timepiece Disclosed are a portable apparatus case, a portable apparatus, and a timepiece allowing easy attachment. A timepiece case includes: a case main body, a first bow having a first passage hole and provided on the case main body, a strap one end portion of which is mounted to the first bow and the other end portion of which is passed through the first passage hole, and a fixation member provided on at least one of the first bow and a main portion of the strap extending from the first bow to the first passage hole and detachably connected to the strap.
US10754296B1	Holographic display and display method thereof and display device The present disclosure provides a holographic display and a display method thereof, and a display device. A holographic display comprises: a light source support; a light emitting member including at least one light source and provided on the light source support; a first spatial light modulator and a second spatial light modulator respectively located at both sides of the light emitting member; a first semi-transmissive semi-reflective film located at a side of the first spatial light modulator which is adjacent to the light emitting member; and a second semi-transmissive semi-reflective film located at a side of the second spatial light modulator which is adjacent to the light emitting member. According to the technical solutions provided by the present disclosure, a light and thin holographic display can be provided, and during holographic displaying, a single-side display or a double-sides display can be achieved.
US10754294B2	Image forming apparatus to reduce deterioration of transferability A controller is configured to execute a larger gamut technology mode in which the controller performs image formation by controlling a ratio of a rotation speed of a development roller to a rotation speed of a photosensitive drum such that the ratio becomes a second speed ratio higher than a first speed ratio in a normal mode. The controller is configured to, when the controller executes the larger gamut technology mode, control transfer voltage based on a humidity around an image forming apparatus.
US10754283B1	Image forming apparatus and system that reduce defects caused by residual toner According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, an exposing apparatus, a developing device, a transfer device, a fixing device, a history acquisition unit, an estimation unit, and an output unit. The exposing device exposes the image carrier to form an electrostatic latent image on the image carrier. The developing device includes a layer forming member to form a toner layer on a developing roller and forms a toner image by developing the electrostatic latent image. The transfer device transfers the toner image to a sheet. The fixing device fixes the toner image to the sheet. The history acquisition unit acquires a history regarding a temperature around the developing device. The estimation unit estimates a possibility that an image defect caused by the layer formation may occur on the basis of the history. The output unit outputs estimation results of the estimation.
US10754263B2	Device for moving workpiece platform A device for moving a workpiece platform is provided, comprising a bottom frame (1) for supporting the workpiece platform, a pneumatic spring (2) disposed on a lower surface of the bottom frame (1), an air cushion unit (3) for generating flotation to support the workpiece platform when the workpiece platform is being moved, and a moving unit (200) disposed on the bottom frame (1). The moving unit (200) comprises: a roller unit (4), for driving the workpiece platform to move; a leaf spring (6), wherein one end of the leaf spring (6) is connected to a connecting block (5), and the other end thereof is connected to the roller unit (4); and a leaf spring deformation drive unit (8), connected to the leaf spring (6), to enable, by driving the leaf spring (6) to deform, the roller unit (4) to be in contact with the ground when the workpiece platform is being moved. The leaf spring deformation drive unit (8) is disposed such that the leaf spring (6) deforms, and the roller unit (4) is in contact with the ground when the workpiece platform is being moved in or out, driving the workpiece platform to move, preventing jamming in case of extremely high torque, and improving stability when the workpiece platform is being moved.
US10754262B2	Chuck, substrate-holding apparatus, pattern-forming apparatus, and method of manufacturing article A chuck according to an embodiment of the present invention includes first and second support portions 10 each of which has a repetition structure of a convex portion 11 and a concave portion 13 on a base. A substrate is held by bringing each convex portion 11 into contact with the substrate and exhausting gas in each concave portion 13 such that the concave portion 13 has a negative pressure with respect to a space between the first support portion 10 and the second support portion 10. At least one support portion of the first support portion 10 and the second support portion 10 includes at least four convex portions 11 and three concave portions 13.
US10754257B2	Method of manufacturing pattern and article manufacturing method A method includes first step of forming first pattern in each of first region of a substrate by using scanning exposure apparatus, and second step of forming second pattern in each second region of the substrate having undergone the first step. Each second region includes at least two first regions, and in the first step, scanning direction in the scanning exposure apparatus is allocated to each of the at least two first regions. Combination of the scanning directions allocated to the at least two first regions is common to the second regions. The combination is determined such that the scanning directions of at least first regions, of the at least two first regions, which are arranged in a direction perpendicular to the scanning directions are alternately changed one by one.
US10754256B2	Method and apparatus for pattern correction and verification A method including providing a plurality of unit cells for a plurality of gauge patterns appearing in one or more images of one or more patterning process substrates, each unit cell representing an instance of a gauge pattern of the plurality of gauge patterns, averaging together image information of each unit cell to arrive at a synthesized representation of the gauge pattern, and determining a geometric dimension of the gauge pattern based on the synthesized representation.
US10754255B2	Exposure apparatus and article manufacturing method An exposure apparatus comprises a projection optical system for projecting a pattern of a mask, a substrate stage for holding a substrate, and a measurement device installed on the substrate stage, including a plate on which a substrate-side mark is formed, and a sensor for detecting light transmitted through a mask-side mark, the projection optical system, and the substrate-side mark, and configured to measure an amount of the light detected by the sensor. The substrate-side mark includes a central mark arranged in a center of a sensitive region of the sensor, and a peripheral mark arranged in a periphery of the central mark. The central mark is used in measurement of the light amount, including driving the substrate stage in a direction parallel to an optical axis of the projection optical system.
US10754254B1	Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) exposure apparatus and method of manufacturing semiconductor device using the same An extreme ultraviolet (EUV) exposure apparatus includes a chamber, an EUV source in the chamber and configured to generate an EUV beam, an optical system above the EUV source and configured to provide the EUV beam to a substrate, a substrate stage in the chamber and configured to receive the substrate, a reticle stage in the chamber and configured to hold a reticle that is configured to project the EUV beam onto the substrate, and a plasma source configured to provide plasma to the reticle to electrically neutralize the reticle charged by the EUV beam.
US10754252B2	Apparatus for post exposure bake Embodiments described herein relate to methods and apparatus for performing immersion field guided post exposure bake processes. Embodiments of apparatus described herein include a chamber body defining a processing volume. In one embodiment, a major axis of the processing volume is oriented vertically and a minor axis of the processing volume is oriented horizontally. One or more electrodes may be disposed adjacent the processing volume and at least partially define the processing volume. Process fluid is provided to the processing volume via a plurality of fluid conduits to facilitate immersion field guided post exposure bake processes. A plurality of seals maintains the fluid containment integrity of the processing volume during processing. A post process chamber for rinsing, developing, and drying a substrate is also provided.
US10754242B2	Adaptive resolution and projection format in multi-direction video Techniques are described for implementing format configurations for multi-directional video and for switching between them. Source images may be assigned to formats that may change during a coding session. When a change occurs between formats, video coders and decoder may transform decoded reference frames from the first format to the second format. Thereafter, new frames in the second configuration may be coded or decoded predictively using transformed reference frame(s) as source(s) of prediction. In this manner, video coders and decoders may use intra-coding techniques and achieve high efficiency in coding.
US10754240B2	Camera mount system Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described which provide a camera mount system. The camera mount system can include, for example, a first optical element and a second optical element. Incoming light from a scope on a weapon, for example, is partially transmitted and partially reflected by the first optical element. The partially transmitted light passes through an eyepiece to a viewer (e.g., a shooter). The partially reflected light is reflected by the second optical element and is recorded by a recording device (e.g., a camera, a video recorder, an image sensor, etc.). The viewer has direct access to the scope optics, a spotting scope, or binoculars, for example, and the camera and the viewer have access to the same view.
US10754235B2	Light source device and projector A light source device includes a light emitting element emitting light of a first wavelength band, a fluorescent wheel and a mirror. The fluorescent wheel includes a fluorescent area converting the light of the first wavelength band into fluorescent light and a reflection area reflecting the light of the first wavelength band. The minor reflects a component in a first polarization direction of the light of the first wavelength band and transmits a component in a second polarization direction orthogonal to the first polarization direction. The reflection area includes a reflecting surface and a polarization conversion layer including an optical axis and converts either the first or second polarization direction to another polarization direction. The optical axis of the polarization conversion layer is inclined by 45 degrees to a polarization direction of the light of the first wavelength band at an irradiation position thereof in the fluorescent wheel.
US10754233B2	Electronic device and projection apparatus An electronic device includes an electronic device main body and an accommodation apparatus accommodating the electronic device main body. The accommodation apparatus includes a first enclosure forming an internal space and having a first intake port and a first discharge port, a partitioner partitioning the internal space into a first space and a second space, and a first intake fan sending the air into the first space. The electronic device main body includes a second enclosure having a second intake port and a second discharge port, and a second intake fan sucking air into the electronic device main body. The second intake port is disposed in the first space. The second discharge port is disposed in the second space. The amount of air sent by the first intake fan into the first space is greater than the amount of air sucked by the second intake fan into the second enclosure.
US10754220B2	Display device and control method thereof A display device includes: a display panel and a photonic crystal grating disposed on a light-emitting side of the display panel; wherein the photonic crystal grating has a fully light-transmitting state and a grating state used for 3D display.
US10754218B2	Substrate detection device and method A substrate detection device and method are provided. The substrate detection device includes: a base platform; and a birefringence structure; the base platform comprising a light source and a bearing platform; the bearing platform being configured to place the substrate to be detected; the light source being configured to illuminate the substrate to be detected from one side, close to the bearing platform, of the substrate to be detected. The phase difference of the lights is increased by a birefringence structure layer, such that interfere may happen with some lights having a relatively smaller phase difference. The difference in brightness of different regions on the light-outgoing side of the birefringence structure layer increases, such that the non-uniformity on the substrate manifests more easily. Therefore, the effect of avoiding the missed detection is achieved.
US10754206B2	Display device According to one embodiment, a display device includes an insulating substrate including a first surface, and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a circuit board mounted on the first surface, a supporting member adhered to the insulating substrate on the second surface, and an antistatic layer located between the insulating substrate and the supporting member.
US10754199B2	Liquid crystal composition, liquid crystal display device using the liquid crystal composition, and method of manufacturing the liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal composition, a liquid crystal display (LCD) device using the liquid crystal composition, and a method of manufacturing an LCD device are provided. The liquid crystal display device comprises: a first substrate; a liquid crystal layer disposed on the first substrate, the liquid crystal layer including a liquid crystal compound; and a first liquid crystal alignment layer disposed between the first substrate and the liquid crystal layer, wherein the first compound includes a first compound, which has at least one hydrophilic group bonded to one end of a core structure thereof and a benzoyl derivative moiety bonded to the other end of the core structure thereof.
US10754197B2	Correction system and method for alignment film printing plate Disclosed is a correction system for an alignment film printing plate, including: a roller and a printing plate mounted as a sleeve outside of the roller, wherein a first end portion of the printing plate is provided thereon with a plurality of columns of buckle groups, and a second end portion of the printing plate is provided thereon with a plurality of columns of slot groups engaged with the buckle groups. The correction system for the alignment film printing plate further includes an image controller used for measuring a deviation value between an actual position and a preset position for printing of an alignment film on a substrate. The correcting system of the alignment film printing plate has a simple structure and is capable of realizing different stretching degrees of an alignment film pattern at different positions on the printing plate, so as to improve a correction effect of the printing plate. As a result, deviation can be reduced between an actual position and a preset position for printing of the alignment film on the substrate, without significant increase in costs.
US10754191B2	Display light source module having encapsulated LEDs and reflective recess with reflective patterns A light source module includes a plurality of light emitting dies provided on a bearing surface of a substrate, an encapsulation layer covering the bearing surface and the light emitting dies, a plurality of reflecting recesses respectively formed opposite the plurality of light emitting dies on a light exit surface of the encapsulation layer and having a surrounding surface inclined relative to the light exit surface, and a plurality of reflection patterns respectively disposed in the plurality of reflecting recesses. A display panel might be coupled to the light emitting surface.
US10754188B2	Liquid crystal lens and display device A liquid crystal lens and a display device, for improving the efficiency of natural light modulation and lowering the device profile. The liquid crystal lens includes an upper substrate and a lower substrate configured opposite each other, liquid crystal molecules located between the upper substrate and the lower substrate, a plurality of upper electrodes located on the upper substrate, and a plurality of lower electrodes located on the lower substrate. Each lower electrode includes a plurality of metal wire grid polarizers. The upper electrodes respectively correspond to the lower electrodes. An orthographic projection of each upper electrode and that of the corresponding lower electrode on the lower substrate form a ring-shaped electrode structure, and each upper electrode and the corresponding lower electrode are configured to receive voltages of different potential.
US10754172B2	Lamp module for vehicle A lamp module for a vehicle is provided. The lamp module for a vehicle includes: a housing defining a space portion therein; a light source assembly accommodated in the housing and including a light source configured to generate light and a substrate coupled to the light source to supply a current; a light diffuser disposed above the light source assembly to diffuse irradiated light; a composite optical sheet disposed above the light diffuser and configured to realize a luminous image having a stereoscopic pattern when diffused light is incident thereon; and bezels formed on an outer circumferential surface of the housing.
US10754165B2	High efficiency optical combiner for multiple non-coherent light sources An optical combiner that combines light from a plurality non-coherent light sources and directs it to a single output is described. The non-coherent light sources are arranged within a housing in a linear fashion, with light emitted from at least two of the non-coherent light sources directed towards a focusing lens by reflection from wavelength-selective mirrors, with the focus of the focusing lens directed to an input of an optical waveguide. Reflected light from at least one non-coherent light source passes through at least one wavelength-selective mirror that reflects light from a different non-coherent light source. A terminal non-coherent light source passes through all the wavelength-selective mirrors. Emitted light is transmitted or reflected along a plurality of optical axes that are parallel but offset to correct for refraction.
US10754157B2	Optical element A method for producing an optical element includes a) providing a first shell which is transparent in the predetermined wavelength range, b) applying a coating which is optically effective for the predetermined wavelength range onto the structured portion, c) providing a second shell which is transparent in the predetermined wavelength range, which shell has an integral embodiment and a smooth lower side which has a complementary form to the form of the upper side, d) applying an adhesive layer which is transparent in the predetermined wavelength range onto the upper side of the first shell and/or the lower side of the second shell, and e) connecting the upper side of the first shell with the lower side of the second shell by means of the adhesive layer such that a two-shell optical element is produced, in which the optically effective structure is buried.
US10754155B2	Backlight device The present invention provides a backlight device, which comprises a plurality of optical devices and a plurality of backlight plates. The plurality of backlight plates include light sources, respectively, and are disposed at the light inlets of the plurality of optical devices. Then the beams of the light sources can be incident to the plurality of optical devices through the light inlets and reflected to the light outlets of the plurality of optical devices to form a backlight source for a display panel. The plurality of optical devices extend from the light outlets beyond the opposite surface of the display panel. By distributing optical paths, the spaces required for the optical paths can be reduced.
US10754153B2	Vehicle display apparatus A vehicle display apparatus includes an HUD that projects a display image formed at a first conjugate position to a projection member so as to place the display image as a virtual image at a second conjugate position. The first conjugate position is conjugate to a viewing region inside a vehicle through the projection member, and the second conjugate position is conjugate with an external sensor through the projection member. An HCU increases display luminance of a selected image selected from the display image to a fail-safe luminance by controlling a virtual image display state of the display image when a fail condition is met. The fail condition is that the current brightness detected by the external sensor exceeds an upper limit of an allowable range.
US10754150B2	Electronic device including flexible display According to various embodiments, an electronic device can comprise: a housing including a first surface oriented in a first direction, and a second surface oriented in a second direction traversing the first direction; a display, which is arranged along at least a part of the first surface and at least a part of the second surface and has at least a portion including a curved surface; and an optical unit arranged along the first direction.
US10754148B2	Optical scanning apparatus and image forming apparatus An optical scanning apparatus includes first and second deflecting units, and first and second imaging optical systems to guide first and second light fluxes deflected by the first and second deflecting units to first and second scanned surfaces. The first and second imaging optical systems include first and second imaging elements having the largest refractive power in a sub-scanning section. A distance on an optical path between the first deflecting unit and the first imaging element is shorter than that between the second deflecting unit and the second imaging element. The optical scanning apparatus satisfies: - d 2 N 2 ⁢ ϕ 21 ϕ 2 < - d 1 N 1 ⁢ ϕ 11 ϕ 1 , where N1, d1, ϕ1, and ϕ11 are a refractive index, a thickness on an optical axis, a refractive power in a sub-scanning section, and a refractive power in the sub-scanning section of an incident surface, of the first imaging element, and N2, d2, ϕ2, and ϕ21 are equivalents of the second imaging element.
US10754146B2	Display device and manufacturing method therefor A display device includes: a translucent substrate; a light-shielding film provided on the translucent substrate; first transparent insulating films that are provided on the translucent substrate so as to cover the covering the light-blocking film; and a plurality of thin film transistors (TFTs) that are provided on the first transparent insulation films and include a portion of lines made of conductive films. The light-shielding film is arranged so as to overlap at least the TFTs, when viewed in a direction vertical to the translucent substrate.
US10754144B2	Dithered fiber-bundle imager and high-resolution imaging method A method for high-resolution imaging includes: (i) forming, via a first lens, a first image at a first bundle-end of a fiber imaging bundle that has a second bundle-end opposite the first bundle-end and (ii) forming, via a second lens, an image of the second bundle-end onto an image sensor. The method also includes (iii) vibrating the first bundle-end relative to the first lens to dither the first image, and (iv) synchronously vibrating, relative to the vibrating first bundle-end, the second bundle-end relative to the second lens.
US10754132B2	Imaging optical system for microlithography An imaging optical system, in particular a projection objective, for microlithography, includes optical elements to guide electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength in a path to image an object field into an image plane. The imaging optical system includes a pupil, having coordinates (p, q), which, together with the image field, having coordinates (x, y) of the optical system, spans an extended 4-dimensional pupil space, having coordinates (x, y, p, q), as a function of which a wavefront W(x, y, p, q) of the radiation passing through the optical system is defined. The wavefront W can therefore be defined in the pupil plane as a function of an extended 4-dimensional pupil space spanned by the image field (x, y) and the pupil (p, q) as W(x, y, p, q)=W(t), with t=(x, y, p, q).
US10754115B2	Deploying optical fibers within a multi-dwelling unit Example wall outlets include a base; a spool arrangement that mounts to the base; and a cable wound around the spool arrangement at the drum region. The base includes a mounting wall and a sidewall. The base defines a port and defines a first annular perimeter. The spool arrangement is rotatable relative to the base. The spool arrangement includes a drum region, a management region, and an aperture extending between the drum region and the management region. The drum region is enclosed by the sidewall of the base and the management region extends outwardly beyond the base. The cable has a first end extending through the aperture and terminated at a first fiber optic ferrule held at the management region. The cable also has a second end that extends through the port defined in the base and is terminated at a second fiber optic ferrule disposed external of the base.
US10754103B2	Universal-blindmate sleeve and blindmate connectors Systems and methods are provided for universal-blindmate sleeve comprising mounting mechanisms for mounting the universal sleeve to a midplane. The universal-blindmate sleeve comprising a sleeve housing, having a first opening for receiving a first blindmate connector. The first opening is arranged at an end of the sleeve housing and facing a first side of the midplane. The sleeve housing further having a second opening for receiving a second blindmate connector, wherein the second opening is arranged at an opposing end of the sleeve housing and facing an opposing side of the midplane. A body of the sleeve housing is configured for blindmating the first blindmate connector to the second blindmate connector through the midplane.
US10754086B2	Display device with light source control A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel, a backlight device at least including LEDs arrayed at intervals and LED wiring portions connected to the LEDs such that the LEDs adjacent to one another have different connection targets, an image signal generation unit that generates an image signal related to the image, a panel control unit that displays the image on the liquid crystal panel based on the image signal generated in the image signal generation unit, and an LED control unit that energizes a relatively great amount of the LED wiring portions when the image based on the image signal sent from the image signal generation unit is a normal image, and selectively energizes a relatively small amount of the LED wiring portions when the image is a small image of which a display range is smaller than a display range of the normal image.
US10754082B2	Backlight unit and display device including the same Backlight unit and display device are provided. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a backlight unit includes a glass light guide plate having an upper surface, a light-incident surface which is disposed on one side of the upper surface, and an opposite surface which is disposed on the other side of the upper surface; a light source disposed to face the light-incident surface; and a light-shielding member including a first light-shielding portion, which is in contact with the opposite surface, and a second light-shielding portion, which is in contact with part of the upper surface.
US10754076B1	Optical waveguide assembly for light fixtures A light distribution apparatus for a light fixture includes an input coupler at a first end, at least one curvilinear waveguide extending between the first end and a second end, and a respective set of extraction features formed along the surface of the curvilinear waveguide. The input coupler may be positioned about a light source and direct light emitted therefrom into the pair of curvilinear waveguide. The curvilinear waveguide may transmit light from the input coupler toward the second end through total internal reflection. The extraction features cause light incident thereon to refract and exit the waveguide. The example light distribution apparatus may convey light from one or more light sources to one or more otherwise poorly lit regions of a light fixture, to provide enhanced aesthetics, without adding supplemental light sources or adversely compromising the design and structure of a light fixture.
US10754071B2	Systems and methods reduce temperature induced drift effects on a liquid lens Systems and methods reduce temperature induced drift effects on a liquid lens used in a vision system. A feedback loop receives a temperature value from a temperature sensor, and based on the received temperature value, controls a power to the heating element based on a difference between the measured temperature of the liquid lens and a predetermined control temperature to maintain the temperature value within a predetermined control temperature range to reduce the effects of drift. A processor can also control a bias signal applied to the lens or a lens actuator to control temperature variations and the associated induced drift effects. An image sharpness can also be determined over a series of images, alone or in combination with controlling the temperature of the liquid lens, to adjust a focal distance of the lens.
US10754069B2	Ophthalmic lens having different anti-fouling properties on each of the two surfaces thereof and manufacturing methods The present invention relates to an ophthalmic lens whose front and rear faces are differentiated with respect to their hydrophobic properties. Said lens comprising a substrate having a hydrophobic front main face, and a rear main face whose external surface has a receding contact angle with water greater than or equal to 80°, the external surface of said front main face having a receding contact angle with water lower than that of the rear main face. The invention presents various means for preparing such lenses, which may notably be obtained after deposition and then removal of temporary layers with different thicknesses on the two faces of the lens.
US10754068B2	Lens coating system A sighting system including a sighting axis which passes through one or more sighting elements each disposed at an angle to the sighting axis and which include coating comprising a plurality of layers which increase transmission of incident light along the sighting axis.
US10754066B2	Electronic device with low reflectance and color matched display border A display may have an active area in which pixels display images through a transparent display layer. An opaque masking material may be formed in an inactive border area adjacent to the active area. The opaque masking layer may include particles such as carbon black particles to provide the opaque masking layer with a dark appearance. The color of the opaque masking layer may be adjusted by incorporating additional particles such as titanium oxide particles. Particle size for the carbon black particles and the index of refraction of the opaque masking layer may be adjusted to reduce reflectance in the inactive border area. A transparent conductive layer may be supported by the transparent display layer. Index-of-refraction matching layers may be interposed between the transparent conductive layer and the transparent display layer. The opaque masking layer may be interposed between the matching layers in the inactive border area.
US10754065B2	Retardation film, circularly-polarizing plate, and image-displaying device An object of the present invention is to provide a retardation film excellent in various properties such as optical properties, heat resistance, mechanical properties, and reliability. The present invention relates to a retardation film containing a thermoplastic resin and composed of a single layer, in which the retardation film has a value of wavelength dispersion that is a ratio of retardations at a wavelength of 450 nm and at a wavelength of 550 nm being 0.75 or more and 0.92 or less; a birefringence at a wavelength of 550 nm and the wavelength dispersion satisfy a relationship of Δn≥0.0140×(R450/R550)−0.0082; and a photoelastic coefficient is 25×10−12 Pa−1 or less.
US10754064B2	Second-order nonlinear optical compound and nonlinear optical element comprising the same Problem to Be Solved: to provide a chromophore having a far superior nonlinear optical activity to conventional chromophores and to provide a nonlinear optical element comprising said chromophore.Solution: a chromophore comprising a donor structure D, a π-conjugated bridge structure B, and an acceptor structure A, the donor structure D comprising an aryl group substituted with a substituted oxy group; and a nonlinear optical element comprising said chromophore.
US10754063B2	Supervised neural network to predict unlabeled rain rates In an embodiment, radar observation data for time points are received at an input layer of a rain rate prediction neural network. The radar observations are forward propagated via hidden layers of the network to determine rain rates for the time points. The rain rates are integrated over a time period, determined based on the time points, to determine a predicted rainfall amount. The predicted rainfall amount is compared with an actual rainfall amount, determined based on received rainfall measurements, to determine an error. If the error does not satisfy certain criteria, then the error is apportioned to each of the time points, the apportioned errors are back propagated via the hidden layers, and weights associated with nodes in the hidden layers are updated. The radar observation data is again forward propagated via the layers, multiplied by the updated weights, and used to determine new rain rates.
US10754062B2	Selecting a weather estimation algorithm and providing a weather estimate Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer program products are provided for selecting a weather estimation algorithm and providing a weather estimate based thereon. In an example embodiment a method is provided that comprises receiving request location information by a processor, identifying one or more weather stations, and determining a distance from at least one of the one or more weather stations to a physical location indicated by the request location information. Based at least in part on the at least one determined distance, a weather estimation algorithm is selected. A weather estimation is determined for the physical location indicated by the request location information based at least on the selected weather estimation algorithm.
US10754058B2	Drive-through scanning systems A drive-through scanning system comprises a radiation generating means arranged to generate radiation at two different energy levels and direct it towards a scanning volume, detection means arranged to detect the radiation after it has passed through the scanning volume, and control means arranged to identify a part of a vehicle within the scanning volume, to allocate the part of the vehicle to one of a plurality of categories, and to control the radiation generating means and to select one or more of the energy levels depending on the category to which the part of the vehicle is allocated.
US10754053B1	Utility locator transmitter devices, systems, and methods with dockable apparatus Buried utility transmitters and associated locator devices, systems, and methods used for locating utility lines, pipes, and/or other conductors that are obscured from view are disclosed. In one embodiment a buried utility transmitter includes a module generating an output current for provision to the utility so as to generate a magnetic field for detection by a utility locator, with the output current signal having modulated signaling. The transmitter system may include a tray apparatus configured to be removably dockable to the transmitter module or element or a body or frame of the transmitter system.
US10754051B2	3D tau-P coherency filtering Systems and methods of performing a seismic survey are described. The system can receive seismic data in a first domain, and transform the seismic data into a tau-p domain. The system can identify a value on an envelope in the tau-p domain, select several values on the tau-p envelope using a threshold, and then generate a masking function. The system can combine the masking function with the tau-p transformed seismic data, and then perform an inverse tau-p transform on the combined seismic data. The system can adjust amplitudes in the inverse tau-p transformed combined seismic data, and identify one or more coherent events corresponding to subsea lithologic formations or hydrocarbon deposits.
US10754050B2	Pore pressure prediction based on an integrated seismic and basin modeling approach One embodiment of generating a pore pressure prediction through integration of seismic data and basin modeling includes crossplotting seismically derived velocities and effective stress at spatial coordinates; defining seismic transform functions and an uncertainty range from the crossplotting; transforming the seismically derived velocities into calculated effective stress using selected seismic transform functions and calculating pore pressure using an equation transforming the calculated effective stress into calculated pore pressure; identifying a subset of the selected seismic transform functions, where the subset is identified in response to the calculated pore pressure being adequate based on a comparison; using an inverse of the subset to convert the effective stress from the basin model into basin model derived velocities; building a hybrid velocity model by selecting velocities from the basin model derived velocities or from the seismically derived velocities in each region; and generating a digital seismic image using the hybrid velocity model.
US10754048B2	Correcting count loss in pet system Methods, devices and systems for correcting a count loss in a Position Emission Computed Tomography (PET) system are provided. In one aspect, a method includes: constructing a virtual system including a plurality of virtual crystals, determining, for each of virtual Lines of Response (LORs) in the virtual system, a plurality of real LORs corresponding to the virtual LOR in the PET system, each of the real LORs corresponding to a scanning state of the PET system with a continuous incremental scanning mode, determining a count loss correction factor of the corresponding real LOR in each of the scanning states, determining a count loss correction factor of the virtual LOR according to the determined count loss correction factors of the plurality of real LORs corresponding to the virtual LOR, and performing count loss correction for the virtual LOR according to the determined count loss correction factor of the virtual LOR.
US10754047B2	Radiographic image detection device An electronic cassette has a configuration in which a first sensor panel and a second sensor panel are sequentially arranged in a thickness direction. The first sensor panel includes a first light detection substrate and a first scintillator. The periphery of the first scintillator is covered by a moisture-proof sealing layer. The sealing layer is made of a conductive material. The sealing layer is connected to the inner surface of a housing made of a conductive material through a connection portion. Therefore, the sealing layer has the same potential as the ground potential of the housing which is a reference potential and functions as a conductor layer.
US10754044B2	Global navigation satellite system (GNSS) antenna data link An antenna enclosure includes a sensor and a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) antenna. Within the antenna enclosure, sensor data is combined with GNSS information to produce a RF communication signal, wherein the sensor data is out-of-band from the GNSS information. The RF communication signal is transmitted utilizing a GNSS antenna data link to a receiver side. On the receiver side, the RF communication signal is split into a GNSS RF path and a sensor RF path. The GNSS signals are transmitted to the GNSS receiver via the GNSS RF path. A sensor RF communication signal is de-modulated, and the sensor data is transmitted to the GNSS receiver. When the GNSS antenna data link is bi-directional, information may be transmitted from the GNSS receiver to the antenna enclosure via the GNSS antenna data link.
US10754043B2	Receiver and receiving method for navigation signals A receiver and a receiving method for receiving wideband binary-offset-carrier modulated signals. The receiver includes a tracking apparatus which includes an upper sideband processor operable to generate upper sideband correlations through correlating a local upper sideband replica against a received navigation signal, a lower sideband processor operable to generate lower sideband correlations through correlating a local lower sideband replica against the received navigation signal, and an estimator operable to determine a delay estimate based on the upper sideband correlations and the lower sideband correlations.
US10754040B2	System and method for graph encoding of physical activity data A method for determining properties associated with a graph is disclosed herein. The graph includes a plurality of nodes and a plurality of connections between the nodes. The method comprises receiving global positioning system (GPS) data points for a plurality of GPS tracks associated with the graph. The method further comprises mapping the GPS data points for each of the plurality of the GPS tracks to the graph by determining an activity track based on the GPS track, the activity track including a plurality of nodes from the graph and at least one connection between the nodes. Additionally, the method comprises creating a path matrix including a plurality of values, each value in the path matrix associated with (i) one of the plurality of connections between nodes of the graph and (ii) one of the determined activity tracks.
US10754030B2	Methods and systems for radar simulation and object classification Methods and systems for generating radar data are disclosed. A scene is defined based on map and route information, where the scene includes one or more objects. Values are assigned to a set of object parameters that describe each of the objects in the defined scene to produce one or more sets of object parameters describing the object(s). The defined scene and the set(s) of object parameters are used to generate scattering data associated with the defined scene. Based on the scattering data and the map and route information, radar data is generated that includes radar information of each object in the defined scene, where the generated radar data is used to train a predictive model to classify each of the identified objects.
US10754025B2	Radar and camera-based data fusion A method including detecting an object within a field of view of a radar using a radar signal; tracking movement of the object through the field of view of the radar; triggering a camera to capture a plurality of images of the object based on the movement of the object; detecting the object in the plurality of images; combining data of the radar signal with data of the camera to estimate a position of the object; identifying a radar signal track generated by the motion of the object based on the combined data; and estimating a trajectory of the object based on identifying the radar signal track.
US10754023B2	Method and apparatus for detecting object using radar of vehicle A method performed by an apparatus included in a vehicle to detect an object using a radar includes: propagating, in a normal mode period of an operating period for detecting objects, a normal mode transmission signal generated based on a default code sequence including at least two codes; receiving a normal mode reception signal in the normal mode period; detecting, in the normal mode period, an object based on the default code sequence and the normal mode reception signal; receiving a listening mode reception signal in a listening mode period of the operating period; acquiring a correlation between the listening mode reception signal and the default code sequence; and changing the default code sequence based on the correlation.
US10754004B2	Methods and apparatus for localizing a source of a set of radio signals Methods and apparatus are provided for localizing a source of a set of radio signals, such as radio signals received from an RFID tag at various locations. A source of a set of radio signals (such as radio signals received from an RFID tag at various locations) is localized by obtaining a plurality of radio signals in the set from a different location in an environment; determining a magnitude and received location for each of the plurality of radio signals; determining a direction for each of the plurality of radio signals by comparing each given radio signal to other radio signals in the set; and determining a location of the source of the set of radio signals by determining an intersection of the direction for each of the plurality of radio signals. The direction for each of the plurality of radio signals optionally comprises a net directional vector determined using a weighted circular mean.
US10754001B2	Measuring system and measuring method using position and/or orientation sensors A measuring system for determining a directional characteristic of a first signal is provided. The device under test comprises sensor means for determining its position and/or orientation. The measuring system comprises positioning means for positioning and/or orienting the device under test, and a measuring device. The position and/or orientation are transmitted by the device under test to the measuring device. The measuring device comprises antenna means for receiving or sending the first signal and processing means for processing the position and/or orientation information. The processing means determine the directional characteristic at least from the position and/or orientation.
US10754000B2	Multi-probe ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) apparatus for wafer level characterization of magnetic films A ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) measurement system is disclosed with a plurality of “m” RF probes and one or more magnetic assemblies to enable a perpendicular-to-plane or in-plane magnetic field (Hap) to be applied simultaneously with a sequence of microwave frequencies (fR) at a plurality of “m” test locations on a magnetic film formed on a whole wafer under test (WUT). A FMR condition occurs in the magnetic film (stack of unpatterned layers or patterned structure) for each pair of (Hap, fR) values. RF input signals are distributed to the RF probes using RF power distribution or routing devices. RF output signals are transmitted through or reflected from the magnetic film to a plurality of “n” RF diodes where 1≤n≤m, and converted to voltage signals which a controller uses to determine effective anisotropy field, linewidth, damping coefficient, and/or inhomogeneous broadening at the predetermined test locations.
US10753997B2	Image standardization using generative adversarial networks Systems and methods are provided for synthesizing protocol independent magnetic resonance images. A patient is scanned by a magnetic resonance imaging system to acquire magnetic resonance data. The magnetic resonance data is input to a machine learnt generator network trained to extract features from input magnetic resonance data and synthesize protocol independent images using the extracted features. The machine learnt generator network generates a protocol independent segmented magnetic resonance image from the input magnetic resonance data. The protocol independent magnetic resonance image is displayed.
US10753990B2	Method and apparatus for measuring magnetic field strength An apparatus for measuring a magnetic field strength is provided. The apparatus includes a stage on which a sample to be measured is placed, a cantilever having a tip, an optical system having a light source and a light receiver, and a microwave power source. The tip is a diamond tip having a nitrogen vacancy defect. The optical system is configured such that excitation light from the light source is focused at the diamond tip. The cantilever is configured as a coaxial microwave antenna through which microwaves from the microwave power source are supplied to the diamond tip.
US10753989B2	Magnetoresistance element with perpendicular or parallel magnetic anistropy A magnetoresistance structure includes a first magnetoresistance element and a second magnetoresistance element, wherein the first magnetoresistance element is formed on a surface of the second magnetoresistance element. The first magnetoresistance element comprises a free layer, a bias stack configured to bias a magnetic alignment of the free layer to a first direction in the absence of an external magnetic field, and a reference stack having a reference direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction. The magnetoresistance structure may be used to form a two- or three-dimensional magnetic field sensor.
US10753983B2	Method for determining a fault state of a battery, a battery sensor and a vehicle onboard power supply system A method for determining a fault state of a battery, which method is based on a calculation of a differential conductance. An associated battery sensor and to an associated onboard power supply system is also disclosed.
US10753978B2	Method for testing all solid state battery, method for producing all solid state battery, and method for producing battery pack A method for testing an all solid state battery with which the presence of short circuit or the presence of defect causing short circuit can be detected with high accuracy by a comparatively simple method in which a voltage is applied to a battery and the current value thereof is measured. The method comprising steps of: a resistance increasing step of increasing resistance of an all solid state battery to 3.2*108 Ω·cm2 or more: a voltage applying step of applying voltage to an all solid state battery of which the resistance is increased; and a judging step of judging acceptability of the all solid state battery based on a current value measured in the voltage applying step; and the voltage applying step includes a first voltage applying treatment of applying voltage Vi, a second voltage applying treatment of applying voltage V2 corresponding to the reverse voltage of the voltage Vi after the first voltage applying treatment, and a third voltage applying treatment of applying voltage V3 corresponding to the reverse voltage of the voltage V2 after the second voltage applying treatment; and in the judging step, acceptability of the all solid state battery is judged based on current value Ci and current value C3 measured when the voltage Vi and the voltage V3 are applied.
US10753976B2	Detection of transient high torque events associated with rotating machinery in electric power systems The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for detecting transient high-torque events associated with rotating machinery in an electric power system. In one embodiment, a relay may include an electrical parameters module that receives a representation of a voltage and a current at a terminal of rotating machinery in an electric power system. A torque calculation module may continuously determine a calculated torque value for the rotating machinery using the representation of the voltage and the current at the terminal of the rotating machinery and compare each calculated torque value to a threshold. An action module may generate an alarm when the calculated torque value exceeds the threshold. A log module may generate a log comprising a peak of the calculated torque value and a time at which the peak torque value occurs.
US10753975B2	Apparatus for diagnosing relay failure of battery using parallel circuit for constant power supply and method thereof Disclosed is an apparatus and method for diagnosing a failure of a relay for a battery required to constantly supply the power to a vehicle with guaranteeing the constant power supply using a parallel circuit. The apparatus of the present disclosure includes a control unit which when voltage and current of a parallel unit is 0 in first state in which a relay unit is in closed state and the parallel unit is in open state, controls into second state in which the relay unit is in closed state and the parallel unit is in closed state, and when the voltage of the parallel unit is equal to voltage of the battery and the current of the parallel unit is 0 in the second state, controls into third state in which the relay unit is in open state and the parallel unit is in closed state, and when the current of the parallel unit is equal to current of the relay unit in the third state, determines a switch of the relay unit to be normal, and when the current of the parallel unit is 0, determines the switch of the relay unit to be faulty, a relay unit through which the current of the battery flows in closed state of the switch to supply the power, and a parallel unit which applies the current of the battery in closed state instead of the relay unit in open state in which the power supply is stopped.
US10753972B2	Wafer inspection system, wafer inspection apparatus and prober A wafer inspection system is provided. The wafer inspection system comprises: a transfer region in which a transfer device is arranged; an inspection region in which test heads for inspecting a substrate are arranged; and a maintenance region in which the test heads are maintained. The inspection region is located between the transfer region and the maintenance region, a plurality of inspection rooms accommodating the test heads are adjacent to each other in the inspection region, and the test heads are configured to be unloaded from the inspection region to the maintenance region.
US10753964B2	Current sensing for integrated circuit devices An integrated circuit device for controlling and sensing electrical current is provided. The integrated circuit device comprises a main transistor device, configured for controlling a main current, and a plurality of sensing transistor devices, configured for controlling a combined sensing current. The main transistor device and the plurality of sensing transistor devices are connected to a common gate node. The on-state resistance of the main transistor device is lower than a combined on-state resistance of the plurality of sensing transistor devices. The sensing transistor devices are distributed throughout at least a section of the integrated circuit to reduce an influence of at least one local property of the integrated circuit device on the combined sensing current.
US10753960B2	Probe card and signal path switching module assembly A probe card includes a printed circuit board (PCB), a connection substrate electrically connected with the PCB, a probe head, and a signal path switching module disposed on a lateral periphery surface or a bottom surface of the connection substrate, electrically connected with probe needles of the probe head and the connection substrate and including first and second circuit lines with first and second inductors respectively, and a capacitor electrically connected between the first and second circuit lines. A test signal from a tester is transmitted between the tester and a device under test (DUT) via the PCB, the connection substrate, the first and second circuit lines and the probe needles. A loopback test signal from the DUT is transmitted back to the DUT via the probe needles, parts of the first and second circuit lines and the capacitor.
US10753959B1	Microspring probe card with insulation block A probe card includes a conductive body, an insulation block, and a plurality of conductive microsprings. The insulation block covers at least one side of the body and at least partially encloses the microsprings. A first end of each microspring is connected to the conductive body and a second end is exposed from the insulation block. In operation, the probe card is moved onto one or more semiconductor devices to be tested. As the probe card is moved toward the semiconductor devices, the second ends of the conductive microsprings come into contact with contact pads on the semiconductor devices. The insulation block encloses the microsprings, which prevents the microsprings from buckling or making contact with each other. As a result, the probe card produces fewer false positives and false negatives during the testing process.
US10753957B2	Wireless smart devices having integrated force, position, acceleration, and rotational sensing for science education Described herein are wireless smart devices having integrated force, position, acceleration, and rotational sensing for science education (e.g., Newton's laws of motion, kinematics, etc.). An integrated wireless device includes an accelerometer to generate acceleration data based on detecting a current rate of acceleration of the integrated wireless device, a shaft encoder to detect angular positional changes of a shaft or axle of the integrated wireless device over time, and at least one processing unit coupled to the accelerometer. The at least one processing unit is configured to decode angular position data of the shaft encoder into positional data and to synchronize acceleration data received from the accelerometer with the positional data. In one example, a force load cell is coupled to the at least one processing unit. The force load cell measures applied force or impact force.
US10753956B2	Motion detecting device, motion detecting sensor unit and motion detection method A motion detecting device includes an accelerometer configured to generate gravitational acceleration readings associated respectively with consecutive time segments, an angular acceleration sensor and configured to generate angular acceleration readings, and a processor operable in one of a standby mode and an active mode. When operated in the standby mode, the processor activates the accelerometer, deactivates the angular acceleration sensor, and determines whether the user is in a substantial moving state. When determined that the user is in the substantial moving state, the processor switches to the active mode to activate both the accelerometer and said angular acceleration sensor, in order to determine the motion of the user.
US10753950B2	Mass spectrometric determination of non-derivatized, non-metabolized vitamin D The invention relates to the detection of non-metabolized vitamin D. In a particular aspect, the invention relates to methods for detecting underivatized non-metabolized vitamin D by mass spectrometry.
US10753944B2	Methods for covalently binding a cell surface protein and a ligand The present invention relates to a method for covalently binding a cell surface protein and a ligand, the ligand being capable of specifically binding to the cell surface protein, the method consisting essentially of contacting the living cells expressing the cell surface protein with the ligand comprising at least one furan moiety, thereby covalently binding the cell surface protein and the ligand.
US10753937B2	IGF-1R antibody and its use for the diagnosis of cancer The present disclosure relates to IGF-IR (insulin like growth factor receptor-1) antibodies characterized by CDR sequences a, to be used in detection methods of IGF-IR expressing tumoral cells.
US10753934B2	Kits suitable for use in electrochemiluminescence methods and methods of effecting a specific-binding non-wash assay The invention relates to improved electrochemiluminescence assay methods for phosphorylated peptides or proteins employing phospho-specific antibodies and buffer compositions that are substantially free of inorganic phosphate.
US10753926B2	Machine and method for automated in vitro analyte detection by means of chromatic spectral decomposition of an optical response A machine for automatic in vitro detection of analytes, the machine being of the type including an optical reader device capable of detecting the optical response of the reaction solution to electromagnetic stimulation using a photoelectric receiver that is carried by a movable carriage of the machine and that moves under automatic control in order to bring the photoelectric receiver into various positions, each corresponding to various respective analysis zones. The photoelectric receiver forms part of a spectrometer capable of delivering a chromatic spectral decomposition of the optical response. Also provided are methods of automatic in vitro detection and/or quantification of analytes. In one method, a chromatic spectral decomposition of the optical response is acquired and two distinct optical agents are detected separately using the spectral decomposition.
US10753925B2	Devices comprising muscle thin films and uses thereof in high throughput assays for determining contractile function The present invention provides high throughput assays for identifying compounds that modulate a contractile function, as well as devices suitable for use in these assays.
US10753921B2	Assay apparatus Provided herein is an assay apparatus comprising at least one assay module; and a portable frame adapted to releasably retain the at least one assay module. The at least one assay module is adapted to perform at least one assay. The assay module comprises a sample receiver and an assay device operatively associated with the sample receiver. In some embodiments, the assay apparatus further comprises at least one functional module releasably retained by the portable frame. The functional module is operatively associated with the assay module when retained by the portable frame.
US10753910B2	Process and device for the analysis of the acoustic characteristic of an exhaust gas flap A process for the analysis of the acoustic characteristic of an exhaust gas flap (10) for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine, wherein the exhaust gas flap (10) includes a flap diaphragm (14), which is adjustable in a flap body (12). A measurement noise is applied to the exhaust gas flap (10). A disturbing noises originating at the exhaust gas flap (10) is detected and a disturbing noise time course (50) is generated. A disturbing noise frequency course (56) is generated based on the disturbing noise time course (50). The disturbing noise frequency course (56) is compared with a reference disturbing noise frequency course (58). The acoustic quality of the exhaust gas flap (10) is evaluated based on the comparison.
US10753902B2	Chipless and wireless sensor circuit and sensor tag A wireless sensor circuit and sensor tag in which the output is directly converted to a frequency response. The sensor circuit includes a buffer transistor having gate, source and drain terminals configured as a source-follower, a gate resistor connected to the gate terminal of the buffer transistor, a supply voltage connected to the drain terminal of the buffer transistor, and an active load element and a capacitive load element connected to the source terminal of the buffer transistor. An input signal having an input frequency is applied to the buffer transistor via the gate resistor and an output signal is generated at the source terminal of the buffer transistor. The output frequency represents a response of the sensor circuit.
US10753898B2	Scanning shoes with an external electric field The scanning of shoes using an external electric field is shown. A shoe, while being worn, is positioned upon a support platform. At least one input line is strobed by the application of an input voltage having a first intensity and output lines are sampled to produce output samples. Selected output samples are compared against a reference and the input voltage is adjusted, in a response to this comparing step, from the first intensity to a second-intensity.
US10753895B2	Orientation evaluation device, orientation evaluation method, and distribution evaluation device An orientation evaluation device includes: a diode laser configured to periodically irradiate a sample with light to heat the sample, the sample being carbon fiber reinforced plastics; an infrared thermography configured to detect delay in response to a change in a temperature distribution of an area of the sample, the area including a spot heated by the diode laser; and a computer configured to output information on orientation of the sample based on the delay in the response detected by the infrared thermography. The orientation evaluation device enables a non-contact and quick evaluation of the orientation of the sample.
US10753893B2	Gear set health monitoring system A health monitoring system provided with an aircraft includes a temperature sensor assembly and a control system. The temperature sensor assembly is disposed within a housing and is positioned to monitor at least one of a temperature and a temperature rise of a gear of an actuator that is positioned within the housing. The control system is in communication with the temperature sensor. The control system is configured to output for display an indicator responsive to at least one of the temperature and the temperature rise of the gear being greater than a threshold.
US10753886B2	Method and device for measuring the speed of a rolling stock A method is disclosed for determining the speed of a rolling stock, for example the belt speed of a rolling belt, wherein electromagnetic radiation in the microwave range is transmitted to the rolling stock by at least one transmitting and receiving device and the belt speed is determined on the basis of the reflected and received reflection signal in an evaluation device. A device for carrying out such method is also disclosed.
US10753885B2	Floor board unit, floor board and IoT home system The present application provides a floor board unit, a floor board and an IoT home system. The floor board unit includes a floor board body which can switch between a light-transmissive state and a light-tight state, a floor board controller, a light emitting layer and at least one first sensor. The light emitting layer is below the floor board body. An output terminal of the first sensor is electrically coupled to an input terminal of the floor board controller. The light emitting layer is configured to emit incident light towards the floor board body. The floor board controller is configured to control the floor board body to be in the light-transmissive state when the light emitting layer emits the incident light. The first sensor receives reflected light obtained after the incident light is reflected and transmit a signal indicating an intensity of the reflected light to the floor board controller.
US10753878B2	Molten metal inclusion testing A molten metal inclusion test apparatus includes a spectroscopic appliance for gathering data indicative of the contents of a quantity of molten metal. Laser induced emissions provide spectral data based on the elements present in the melt. Analysis of a series of samplings, or “shots” of laser induced emissions indicates a presence of elements above a background or expected level. These elements appear as spikes in a graphical rendering of the spectral data, defined by a wavelength of the detected element. Correlation of the elements detected in the same shot indicates a composition of the inclusion, typically a particle of an extraneous compound in the melt. Such spectral analysis provides immediate feedback about melt quality, allowing corrective measures to be taken prior to casting.
US10753877B1	Optical microcavities with integrated electrostatic confinement and brownian motors A detection device can include a cavity structure forming a Fabry-Perot optical microcavity, an electrostatic trap, and a Brownian motor. The Fabry-Perot optical microcavity has two mirrors extending on each side of a reference plane in a spacer region between the two mirrors. The mirrors are configured to vertically confine radiation in the spacer region, e.g., with respect to a first direction perpendicular to the reference plane. The electrostatic trap is arranged in the spacer region. The trap includes a pit and the cavity structure is generally configured to confine radiation in the pit, laterally (e.g., with respect to a second direction parallel to the reference plane). The Brownian motor structure extends in the spacer region along said reference plane. This structure is adapted to laterally load particles in the pit of the electrostatic trap by moving such particles along the structure, in operation.
US10753870B2	Automatic analysis apparatus including a reaction container holding part having a surface that reflects light emitted from a light source This automatic analysis apparatus is provided with: an analysis port comprising a reaction container holding part that holds a reaction container storing the liquid mixture of a sample and a reagent, a light source that emits light to the liquid mixture stored in the reaction container held by the reaction container holding part, and a detector that detects light generated when the light from the light source is emitted to the liquid mixture; and a control unit that controls the analysis port, and analyzes the sample on the basis of information about the detected light. The automatic analysis apparatus is characterized in that: the surface of an inner wall of the reaction container holding part is configured to reflect at least a portion of the light emitted from the light source; and the control unit executes control so as to emit the light from the light source in a state where the reaction container is not held by the reaction container holding part, to detect the light reflected on the surface of the inner wall of the reaction container holding part by the detector, and to not use the analysis port for analysis when the result of the detection shows that the detected light is less than a first value determined in advance.
US10753856B2	Flow cell for direct absorption spectroscopy A flow cell assembly (16) for a fluid analyzer (14) that analyzes a sample (12) includes (i) a base (350) that includes a base window (350B); (ii) a cap (352) having a cap window (352B) that is spaced apart from the base window (350B); and (iii) a gasket (360) that is secured to and positioned between the base (350) and the cap (352), the gasket (360) having a gasket body (360A) that includes a gasket opening (360B). The gasket body (360A), the base (350) and the cap (352) cooperate to define a flow cell chamber (362). Moreover, an inlet passageway (366) extends into the flow cell chamber (362) to direct the sample (12) into the flow cell chamber (362); and an outlet passageway (368) extends into the flow cell chamber (362) to allow the sample (12) to exit the flow cell chamber (362).
US10753849B2	Suspended particle characterization system An apparatus (10) for characterizing particles, comprising: a microscope objective with an optical axis and a depth of field; a holder cell (22) configured to position the particles in a generally planar volume below the microscope objective, the planar volume being substantially normal to the optical axis and having a depth that is less than or equal to the depth of field, wherein a portion of the cell holder (22) for positioning in the optical axis of the microscope objective is substantially free of significant spectral features in a Raman spectral range; an x-y stage (20) to move the microscope objective relative to the holder cell (22) in x and y directions to align particles with the optical axis of the microscope objective while the particles are held by the holder cell (22), a detector (18) for acquiring an image of a particle through the microscope objective, a laser operable to illuminate a particle held by the holder cell (22), a Raman spectrometer (16) arranged to obtain a spectrum including the Raman spectral range from the illuminated particle, and characterizing logic operative to characterize the particle based on image processing operations performed on the acquired image and based on the Raman spectrum. The holder cell (22) comprises a first plate (34) and a second plate (36) that are separated by a predetermined distance defining the planar volume depth.
US10753841B2	Dry heat diffusion cell and diffusion sampling system A diffusion system to improve the efficiency, accuracy, and consistency of testing the release rate of an active ingredient in semisolid form through a membrane in between a dosage lid and a cell cap mounted on a cell in which a mixer is placed to mix the receptor medium in the cell as the semisolid diffuses through the membrane. The cell can be placed in a heating system to heat the samples. The cell has a sampling arm through which samples of the receptor medium can be extracted without opening the cell cap and dosage lid. The mixer may be cylindrical and may occupy a large surface area of the cell. The mixer may have grooves and other irregularities to increase turbulence while mixing. The system can be automated using an automated sampling and collection station.
US10753839B2	Measurement device and method for estimating mouthfeel and behavior of alimentary bolus during eating and swallowing The present invention is directed to development of a device which makes it possible to precisely and easily measure, evaluate, and quantify dynamic properties of an alimentary bolus by simulating swallowing of a wide variety of types of food products, and also directed to a method to estimate mouthfeel from the dynamic properties by use of the device. The above measurement device to simulatively reproduce a state of the swallowing of the alimentary bolus, and to measure motion and shape of a specimen as a simulative alimentary bolus, comprises a tilted plate having a tilted surface; a supply unit (a) to supply the specimen onto the tilted surface; a supply sensor (c) to detect the specimen supplied from the supply unit (a) onto the tilted surface; arrival sensors (d, f) to detect the specimen downwardly flowing through a predetermined site on the tilted surface; a data logger (i) to record an output from each of the sensors; an upper camera (h) to image, from a position above the tilted surface, the specimen downwardly flowing on the tilted surface, to produce an upper image; a side camera (g) to image, from a side of the tilted surface, the specimen downwardly flowing on the tilted surface, to produce a side image; and a calculation unit which uses at least one of the output from the data logger (i), the side image, and the upper image to calculate a state parameter that represents a state of the specimen downwardly flowing on the tilted surface.
US10753836B2	Multi-axis specimen imaging device with embedded orientation markers A specimen holding and positioning apparatus operable to substantially non-movably maintain a specimen (e.g., an excised tissue specimen) in a fixed or stable orientation with respect to the apparatus during imaging operations (e.g., x-ray imaging), transport (e.g., from a surgery room to a pathologist's laboratory), and the like for use in facilitating accurate detection and diagnosis of cancers and/or other abnormalities of the specimen.
US10753826B2	Collision test apparatus using test sample support for structural member A test sample support for use in a collision test using a center pillar assembly of an automobile body as a test sample, includes a linear main body, a first attachment part, and a second attachment part. A cross section of the main body of the test sample support is an open section of cross-shaped. The first attachment part is secured to the center pillar assembly. The second attachment part is secured to a collision test apparatus. This makes it possible to perform a collision test conveniently and at a low cost, thereby accurately evaluating side collision performance of the center pillar assembly.
US10753821B2	System and method for monitoring and reporting liquid nitrogen container level Exemplary embodiments disclosed herein are directed to systems and methods by which the level of liquid nitrogen in one or more liquid nitrogen storage containers can be monitored and leaks may be detected and reported.
US10753820B2	Integrity monitoring of conduits The present invention relates to a method of integrity monitoring of a conduit. An optic fibre is provided optic fibre along the path of the conduit, and a fluid in the conduit is pressurized and depressurized. The optic fibre is interrogated to provide a distributed acoustic sensor, and data is sampled from a plurality of longitudinal portions of the fibre during the pressurizing and depressurizing. The data is processed to detect a signal characteristic of the integrity of the conduit.
US10753799B2	Spectral camera having interchangeable filters The present disclosure relates to a spectral camera, in particular to a spectral camera having multiple filters mounted interchangeably within the optical path of the camera. It is disclosed a spectral camera having a plurality of spectral filters arranged around a cylindrical support, thus providing a filter carrousel, wherein the image sensor is placed within said carrousel.
US10753789B2	Weight sensing vehicle hitch A weight sensing vehicle hitch allows an operator to easily determine the load placed on the vehicle. The load sensor is permanently installed in the hitch. The weight sensing vehicle hitch has a hitch receiver tube and a load sensor connected to an actuator which has two positions, a first position in which the actuator and load sensor is not in contact with a bottom of the ball support and a second position in which the actuator and load sensor is raised into contact with the bottom of the ball support, using an actuator slide.
US10753787B1	Sensor data processing for detection of changes in item quantities Described are systems for processing sensor data associated with an inventory location for the purpose of identifying stable and unstable states in the sensor data. The stable and unstable states can be determined by fitting a line or curve to a portion of the sensor data occurring during a window of time and calculating a corresponding slope value of the line or curve. By comparing the slope value of the line or curve to a threshold value, stable and unstable states can be determined for the sensor data. Once stable states have been identified, a change in sensor data can be determined and used to identify a change in quantity of items at the inventory location.
US10753785B2	Weighing conveying apparatus Disclosed is a weighing conveying apparatus for goods, having at least one conveyor belt, and a weighing belt arranged downstream of the conveyor belt in the conveying direction, wherein the respective conveyor belt includes a belt body having an upper side and a transport belt running around the belt body in operation of the weighing conveying apparatus, and wherein the at least one conveyor belt is provided with a respective alignment rail at both sides in the conveying direction, with the two alignment rails serving for the alignment of the goods. The width of the respective transport belt is smaller than the spacing of the two alignment rails from one another, with the respective transport belt being arranged between the two alignment rails, and with the upper edge of the upper run of the respective transport belt being arranged above the lower edges of the alignment rails.
US10753784B2	Fluid-filled personal scale responsive to temperature and pressure A system and method for measuring the weight of a user using an scale, the scale having an inflatable pouch with a fluid pressure sensor and a temperature sensor placed therein; a processing circuitry connected to the fluid pressure sensor and the temperature sensor; a communication interface connected to the processing circuitry; wherein the fluid pressure sensor is configured to determine an internal pressure from the fluid pressure sensor, and the temperature sensor is configured to determine an internal temperature within the inflatable pouch; wherein the processing circuitry is configured to calculate a weight of an object placed on the inflatable pouch based on the determined internal pressure and internal temperature; and wherein the processing circuitry is configured to relay the calculated weight of the object to a user device via the communication interface.
US10753782B2	Liquid-surface detection device A float floats on a liquid inside a container and is movable upward and downward according to a liquid surface level. A cover is located inside the container and houses the float inside the cover. A detector detects the position of the float. The cover includes a support part and a wall part. The support part allows upward and downward displacement of the float and restricts displacement of the float outward from the cover. The wall part is located around the support part. The wall part has an opening that allows communication between the inside of the cover and the outside of the cover. The area of the opening is larger than the surface area of the wall part except the opening.
US10753780B2	Liquid disperser A dispenser for dispensing a metered amount of a liquid comprises a body having sidewalls defining a hollow interior and an opening at a forward end of the body, a cartridge having a reservoir adapted to contain a liquid and an outlet at the forward end of the cartridge, the cartridge being sized and shaped to be positioned in the hollow interior of the body so that the outlet is aligned with the opening in the body. A plunger is positionable in the reservoir and slidable within the reservoir, and a metering unit comprises a plunger advancement mechanism that can cause the plunger to slide within the reservoir, the metering unit causing the plunger advancement mechanism to advance the plunger a predetermined amount. The metering unit is configured to cause advancement the plunger in the reservoir to apply pressure on the liquid in the reservoir and cause a droplet of the liquid to be dispensed through the outlet. The dispenser produces a droplet of from about 0.5 μl to about 10.0 μl. In one version, a droplet to droplet consistency of ±0.2 μl. In one version, the metering unit provides feedback to a user when the plunger has been advanced the predetermined distance.
US10753776B2	Method for determining a flow profile, measurement transducer, magnetic-inductive flowmeter and method of using a magnetic-inductive flowmeter A method for determining the flow profile in the measuring tube of a magnetic-inductive flowmeter and magnetic inductive flowmeter with which the method is performed, the method having the steps of supplying a first coil with current for generating a first magnetic field with a first exciting current, supplying a second coil with current for generating a second magnetic field with a second exciting current, measuring a first voltage at a first electrode as compared to a generated reference potential, measuring a second voltage at a second electrode as compared to the reference potential generated, and determining vertical and/or horizontal asymmetry of the flow profile from the first measured voltage value and from the second measured voltage value.
US10753770B2	Electromagnetic type quasi-zero stiffness absolute displacement sensor An electromagnetic type quasi-zero stiffness absolute displacement sensor that includes an intermediate shaft, upper end cover, first sliding bearing arranged on the upper end cover, upper housing fixedly connected to the upper end cover, electromagnetic coil fastened onto an inner wall of the upper housing, spiral spring, spring support connected to a lower end of the spiral spring, force sensor fastened onto a lower end surface of the spring support, lower end cover fastened onto lower end surface of the force sensor, and a lower housing connected to the lower end cover; the intermediate shaft sequentially passes through, from top down, the first sliding bearing, upper end cover, and electromagnetic coil, and is connected to an upper end of the spiral spring; and the upper housing is provided therein with a ring permanent magnet that is nested on the intermediate shaft and is not in contact with the electromagnetic coil.
US10753762B2	Application and system providing indoor searching of a venue In some implementations, a computing device can provide a map application providing a representation of a physical structure of venues (e.g., shopping centers, airports) identified by the application. The application can provide an inside view of the venue, which is accessible by other applications and programs on the user's device. Thus, whether intended or not, search results that are identified by the map application as having an inside view of the venue are also presented on a graphical user interface along with typical search results from the other applications.
US10753758B2	Top-down refinement in lane marking navigation Systems and methods use cameras to provide autonomous navigation features. In one implementation, top-down refinement in lane marking navigation is provided. The system may include one or more memories storing instructions and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to cause the system to receive from one or more cameras one or more images of a roadway in a vicinity of a vehicle, the roadway comprising a lane marking comprising a dashed line, update a model of the lane marking based on odometry of the one or more cameras relative to the roadway, refine the updated model of the lane marking based on an appearance of dashes derived from the received one or more images and a spacing between dashes derived from the received one or more images, and cause one or more navigational responses in the vehicle based on the refinement of the updated model.
US10753750B2	System and method for mapping through inferences of observed objects System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to improving mapping of a surrounding environment by a mapping vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes identifying dynamic objects within the surrounding environment that are proximate to the mapping vehicle from sensor data of at least one sensor of the mapping vehicle. The dynamic objects are trackable objects that are moving within the surrounding environment. The method includes generating paths of the dynamic objects through the surrounding environment relative to the mapping vehicle according to separate observations of the dynamic objects embodied within the sensor data. The method includes producing a map of the surrounding environment from the paths.
US10753747B2	Work vehicle, display method for work vehicle, and display system A work vehicle includes a memory, a sensor, circuitry, and a display. The memory is to store a target travel route in a work field. The sensor is to detect an actual travel track of the work vehicle to find a traveled portion of the target travel route, along which the work vehicle has traveled. The circuitry is configured to calculate an index value indicating a degree of a deviation of the actual travel track from the target travel route. The display is to display the traveled portion such that a display pattern to display the traveled portion is changed according to the index value.
US10753744B2	MEMS out of plane actuator A MEMS sensor device comprises a support substrate, a proof mass movably connected to the support substrate, a first drive comb fixedly connected to the support substrate in a first orientation and adjacent to the proof mass, and a second drive comb fixedly connected to the support substrate in a second orientation and adjacent to the proof mass. The second orientation is opposite of the first orientation such that the first and second drive combs face toward each other. A parallel plate sense electrode is located under the proof mass on the support substrate. The drive combs and the parallel plate sense electrode are each electrically charged and configured with respect to the proof mass such that a combination of a levitation force and a parallel plate force produces a linear out-of-plane actuation that depends only on an applied voltage.
US10753740B2	Geodetic surveying A geodetic surveying instrument, such as a total station, stationed with instrument center coordinates at ground coordinates in a stationing height above ground. The instrument comprises a sighting unit for aiming a measurement target point, with an opto-electronic distance meter to determine a target distance and two axes for aiming the sighting unit, with goniometers to determine a target direction. It also comprises a tilt sensor to determine a tilt value of the instrument and a measurement-controller to derive measured coordinates of the measurement target point based on this target direction and target distance.
US10753723B2	Method and device for determining the spatial position of an object by means of interferometric length measurement The invention relates to a method for determining the distance to a movable target object and/or the position of said movable target object and comprises the steps of directing a coherent, focused measurement beam at the spherical target object, which has a convex reflective surface, in such a way that the center of the target object lies at the focus of the measurement beam, and determining a distance between the target object and a reference point by interferometrically superposing the measurement beam reflected by the target object with a reference beam.
US10753721B2	Threaded shaft measuring device, threaded shaft measuring method, and adjustment jig A threaded shaft measuring device includes a table that supports a threaded shaft to be measured, and that is capable of adjusting a rotation position about a perpendicular Z axis, adjusting a rotation position about an X axis that is horizontal and intersects with the Z axis, and adjusting a position in a Y axis direction that is horizontal and intersects with the X axis; and a stylus that performs scanning measurement of a surface of the threaded shaft. An adjustment jig capable of making contact with the threaded shaft and an elevator that brings the adjustment jig into contact with the threaded shaft are installed on the table. The adjustment jig includes an abutting bottom surface; an abutting side surface; a measurement surface; and an axis line marker that enables a tilt relative to the X axis to be detected.
US10753720B2	End play measurement apparatus for linear actuators An measurement apparatus for measuring end play of a linear actuator features a dial indicator and a primary mounting clamp. A plunger of the dial indicator is displaceable back and forth to cause an indicator needle to move about a graduated dial to reflect a measurement of said displacement. The primary mounting clamp has a clamp body configured to releasably clamp onto an output rod of said linear actuator, and a dial support body projecting outwardly from said clamp body. The dial support body is configured to the support the dial indicator thereon in a working position in which the plunger reaches axially along the output rod toward a gear housing of said linear actuator to abut against a contact surface carried on a stationary portion of the actuator relative to which the output rod undergoes displacement during operation of said actuator.
US10753719B2	Adjustment device A device for adjusting an adjustment mechanism of a cutting tool includes a main body disposed about a longitudinal axis. The main body has a handle portion disposed at or about a first end of the main body which is structured to be gripped by a hand of an operator and a feature structured to engage a correspondingly-shaped feature of the adjustment mechanism disposed at a second end of the main body opposite the first end. The device further includes a first element fixedly coupled to the main body; a second element rotatably coupled to the main body such that the second element is freely rotatable about the longitudinal axis, the second element having a total mass which is disposed unevenly about the longitudinal axis; and an arrangement for determining the relative positioning of the second element in regard to the first element.
US10753717B2	Cartridge reloading improvements Among other things, a digitally controlled actuator has a connector for coupling to a drive mechanism of an existing hand-driven cartridge reloader, to actuate a series of processing cycles of the reloader in which supplies of components are subjected to successive mechanical processing steps to produce reloaded cartridges ready for use. There are sensors associated with the actuator and the reloader to (a) acquire digital information that is indicative of a state of progress of each of the processing cycles and of conditions of the reloader related to the production of the reloaded cartridges, and (b) deliver the digital information to a digital controller for controlling the processing cycles of the reloader. The digital controller is connected to receive the digital information from the sensors and to control automatic operation of the reloader in successive processing cycles to produce reloaded cartridges without requiring human intervention.
US10753714B2	Non-motorized type flying unit for observation Provided is a non-motorized flying unit. The non-motorized flying unit includes a body part having a head part and a tail part having an accommodation space and a through hole, an image capturing unit installed in the through hole and configured to obtain an image information, a protective window installed in the through hole, a plurality of shock absorbing devices installed at the end portion of the tail part, a weight installed at the end portion of the tail part, and a lighting device installed at an end portion of the plurality of shock absorbing devices. A propulsion unit which is detachably coupled to the tail part storing a propellant which, upon combustion, forms pressure in the propulsion unit to provide thrust to the body part.
US10753712B1	Extraction system for underground threats A system for extracting threats buried underground includes a housing, a shaped charge coupled to the housing at one end, and an explosive projectile disposed in the housing and spaced-apart from the shaped charge. The explosive projectile includes an open-ended pipe, a detonation line wrapped about the pipe and extending away therefrom and through the housing, an explosive material disposed about and in contact with the detonation line wrapped about the pipe. The explosive projectile also includes a first donut-shaped plate at one end of the pipe, a second donut-shaped plate at another end of the pipe, and a third donut-shaped plate coupled to and spaced-apart from the second donut-shaped plate. A flow path extends through the plates and the pipe.
US10753709B2	Tactical rails, tactical rail systems, and firearm assemblies having tactical rails A tactical rail for a firearm includes a rail body having a receiver end and a muzzle end, a non-contact optical connection, and a high speed data spoke. The non-contact optical connection is arranged at an end of the rail body and is configured to interface with a corresponding non-contact optical interface. The high speed data spoke is connected to the non-contact optical connection for high speed data communication through the non-contact optical connection and the corresponding non-contact optical interface. Tactical rail arrangements and firearm with tactical rails and tactical rail arrangements are also described.
US10753708B2	Missile targeting A method of targeting a missile. A plurality of images of a target, taken from a plurality of viewpoints, are received. Features in the images characteristic of the target are identified. Data representing the characteristic features are provided to the missile to enable the missile to identify, using the characteristic features, the target in images of the environment of the missile obtained from an imager included in the missile.
US10753707B2	Weapon sight light emission system A light emission assembly for weapon sights which provides a viewable illuminated aiming indicia of substantially fixed area and uniform brightness regardless of the ambient light conditions.
US10753704B2	Rotating buffer apparatus A shoulder fired weapon comprising: a lower receiver, a magazine removably attachable to the lower receiver; a buffer tube attached to the lower receiver; a buttstock attached to the buffer tube, and where the buttstock can rotate with respect to the lower receiver and the buttstock can lock into place. A rotating buffer apparatus comprising: a front end buffer tube, the front end buffer configured to screw into a lower receiver of a shoulder fired weapon; a rear end buffer tube, aligned with and adjacent to the front end buffer tube; the rear end buffer tube configured to attach to a buttstock; and where when the rotating buffer apparatus is installed into the shoulder fired weapon, the buttstock can rotate with respect to the lower receiver and the buttstock can lock into place.
US10753702B2	Air gun with folding handle assembly Devices and methods for folding handles are disclosed.
US10753701B2	Archery bow stabilizer A stabilizer for an archery bow with adjustable weight that, when attached to a bow, permits the center of gravity and balance of the bow to be changed. The stabilizer includes a tubular housing and a knob, frame or shell that may be rotated to move the weight to adjust the center of gravity and balance of the bow.
US10753700B2	Firearm accessory mounting system An adaptor for mounting the firearm accessory to a barrel of a firearm. The adaptor may include an indexing component that aligns the accessory into a desired orientation. The adaptor may include a threaded interconnection as well as a spring biased interconnection.
US10753697B2	Self ejecting magazine cover for use with ammunition magazines A cover for an ammunition magazine is provided. The cover can include a top wall and a plurality of side walls extending downward from the top wall. The side walls can define a lower perimeter edge and an interior cavity configured for receiving an open end of an ammunition magazine for a firearm. The cover can include a bracket mounting wing extending outward from one of the side walls and a bracket connected to the bracket mounting wing. The bracket can include a vertical portion and a horizontal portion. The cover can used with a set of coupled magazines used with a firearm by placing the cover over an open end of a spare magazine when a primary magazine is inserted into the firearm. The cover can be automatically detach from the spare magazine when the primary magazine is removed from the firearm due to the bracket contacting the firearm.
US10753681B2	Apparatus and method for lowering a column section The jacking system and method for using it to lower an upper column section without the use of a crane is provided. The jacking system is configured to be disposed on a roof of a cold box module and may include: a structural assembly; and a plurality of suspension rods supported at an upper end by the structural assembly, wherein the plurality of suspension rods is configured to provide support to the upper column section.
US10753678B2	Hydrocarbon gas processing A process for the recovery of ethane, ethylene, propane, propylene, and heavier hydrocarbon components from a hydrocarbon gas stream is disclosed. The stream is cooled and is thereafter expanded to the fractionation tower pressure and supplied to the fractionation tower at a lower mid-column feed position. A distillation stream is withdrawn from the column below the feed point of the stream and is then directed into heat exchange relation with the tower overhead vapor stream to cool the distillation stream and condense at least a part of it, forming a condensed stream. At least a portion of the condensed stream is directed to the fractionation tower at an upper mid-column feed position. A recycle stream is withdrawn from the tower overhead after it has been warmed and compressed. The compressed recycle stream is cooled sufficiently to substantially condense it, and is then expanded to the pressure of the fractionation tower and supplied to the tower at a top column feed position. The quantities and temperatures of the feeds to the fractionation tower are effective to maintain the overhead temperature of the fractionation tower at a temperature whereby the major portion of the desired components is recovered.
US10753676B2	Multiple pressure mixed refrigerant cooling process Systems and methods described for increasing capacity and efficiency of natural gas liquefaction processes having a mixed refrigerant precooling system with multiple pressure levels comprising cooling the compressed mixed refrigerant stream and separating the cooled compressed mixed refrigerant stream into a vapor and liquid portion. The liquid portion provides refrigeration duty to a first precooling heat exchanger. The vapor portion is further compressed, cooled, and condensed, and used to provide refrigeration duty to a second precooling heat exchanger. A flash gas separated from the liquefied natural gas is warmed and combined with the natural gas feed stream.
US10753673B2	Water tank assembly for use in a refrigerator The present invention relates a water tank assembly for use in a refrigerator comprising a compartment for fresh food, a water dispenser and/or an ice making apparatus, two side by side extendable drawers in the compartment, a lower plate underside of the extendable drawers and two outer guiding members for slidably supporting the extendable drawers respectively from their outer sides. The water tank assembly comprises a water tank. The water tank assembly of the present invention further comprises a casing for installation between the extendable drawers and onto the lower plate, wherein the water tank is disposed into the casing.
US10753662B2	Refrigeration apparatus An air conditioner that is a refrigeration apparatus has, in a refrigerant circuit, a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger that functions as an evaporator in a heating operation, an indoor heat exchanger that functions as a condenser in the heating operation, and a four way valve. The refrigerant circuit is configured in such a way that a high-pressure value of the refrigerant circuit in a defrost operation is lower than a high-pressure value of the refrigerant circuit in the heating operation. An end-of-defrost frequency decrease rate, which is a rate of decrease in the operating frequency of the compressor in the defrost operation, is set faster than a normal frequency decrease rate, which is a rate of decrease in the operating frequency of the compressor in the heating operation.
US10753657B2	Refrigeration capacity control device An apparatus, known as a refrigeration capacity control device, to continuously modulate the capacity of an air conditioning system, the apparatus comprising a liquid injection valve, a low pressure regulating valve, a pressure sensing line, a mixing chamber that contains thermodynamic catalyst fill material, and a mixing nozzle assembly.
US10753645B2	Refrigeration cycle apparatus Provided is a refrigeration cycle apparatus configured to perform a heating operation and a simultaneous heating and hot-water supply operation. The refrigeration cycle apparatus is configured to execute an operation mode circulating refrigerant through, in order, a discharge outlet of a compressor, a first heat exchanger, an expansion device, a second heat exchanger provided to a water tank, and a suction inlet of the compressor, and causing the refrigerant flowing through the second heat exchanger to evaporate by heat generated by a heat source provided to the water tank.
US10753643B2	Heating device and partial rinsing device using same A heating device apparatus is provided, which includes: a first cavity, a heating member, a second cavity, a heat conducting member, a temperature detector and a controller. The heating member heats the fluid in the first cavity. The fluid inlet of the second cavity is in communication with the fluid outlet of the first cavity. The heat conducting member isolates the first cavity from the second cavity. The temperature detector detects the temperature of the fluid in the second cavity. The controller controls the heating of the heating member according to the temperature detected by the temperature detector. The fluid flows into the first cavity, is heated by the heating member, then flows into the second cavity, and performs heat exchange with the fluid in the first cavity through the heat conducting member when the fluid flows through the second cavity.
US10753638B2	Ventilation panel with panel silencer for a turbine package enclosure A ventilation panel for an enclosure of an industrial machine is disclosed herein. In embodiments, the ventilation panel includes a panel silencer and a fire damper assembly. The panel silencer includes a number of panels joined together to form an internal cavity and a front panel opening that provides access into the internal cavity. The fire damper assembly partially inserts into the panel silencer. The fire damper assembly includes a plurality of isolation louvers and an actuation assembly. The plurality of isolation louvers are rotatably affixed within the fire damper assembly. The actuation assembly rotates the plurality of isolation louvers into a closed position when activated.
US10753629B2	Ventilation device for infant incubator and infant incubator A ventilation device installed on an infant incubator having a chamber of an infant, including: an exhaust part including an exhaust connect port connected to the chamber and an exhaust port communicated with the exhaust connect port; an air-supply part including an air-supply connect port connected to the chamber and an intake port of external air communicated with the air-supply connect port; at least one of an exhaust blower and an air-supply blower: the exhaust blower is provided at the exhaust part and generates an air stream flowing from the exhaust connect port toward the exhaust port, and the air-supply blower is provided at the air-supply part and generates an external-air stream flowing from the intake port of the external air toward the air-supply connect port: the air is exhausted from the chamber through the exhaust part, and the external air is supplied into the chamber through the air-supply part.
US10753619B2	Knob structure for electromagnetic oven A knob structure for an electromagnetic oven includes a knob switch assembly. The knob switch assembly consists of a sleeve button, a rotary encoder, a bracket of a display screen, and a control assembly. The knob switch assembly is connected to a printed circuit board through a through hole. A guide rib is disposed around a circumference of the through hole. The display screen with a protection assembly disposed outside is integrated with the knob switch assembly. The guide rib effectively prevents water from entering inside of the electromagnetic oven, lengthens a service life of the electromagnetic oven, and facilitates cleaning. The knob switch assembly integrated with the display screen realizes miniaturization and reduces a cost. The protection assembly ensures a display effect of the display screen.
US10753617B2	Cooktop appliance with a gas burner assembly A gas burner assembly for a cooktop appliance includes a normally aspirated primary burner and a concentrically-positioned forced air boost burner. A dual-outlet solenoid valve receives fuel from a fuel source and selectively directs the fuel to a first solenoid outlet in fluid communication with the primary burner and a second solenoid outlet in fluid communication with the boost burner. The solenoid valve is positionable in a first position where the first solenoid outlet is substantially open and the second solenoid outlet is substantially closed and a second position where the first solenoid outlet is partially open and the second solenoid outlet is substantially open.
US10753614B2	Fuel injector with interweaved pilot and mains passages A fuel injector provided for gas turbine engine has a nozzle including pilot fuel and mains fuel discharge orifice's for respectively spraying pilot and mains fuel flows into a combustor of the engine. The injector further has a feed arm extending to the nozzle for feeding fuel to the pilot and mains discharge orifices from pilot and mains supplies respectively. The nozzle and the feed arm contain one or more pilot passages for flow of the pilot fuel flow from the pilot supply to the pilot discharge orifice and one or more mains passages for flow of the mains fuel flow from the mains supply to the mains discharge orifice. The nozzle and the feed arm contain a plurality of the pilot passages and/or a plurality of the mains passages. The pilot and the mains passages intertwine repeatedly, and are both smoothly curved as they intertwine around each other.
US10753608B2	Turbine engine multi-walled structure with internal cooling element(s) A structure is provided for a turbine engine. The structure includes a shell with a first surface, and a heat shield with a textured second surface and a textured third surface. The texture of a portion of the second surface is different than the texture of a portion of the third surface. The first surface and the second surface define a first cooling cavity between the shell and the heat shield. The first surface and the third surface define a second cooling cavity between the shell and the heat shield.
US10753603B2	Monitoring system for steam generating device mounted with display Provided is a system, in which a display is mounted to a steam generating device to monitor a driving situation or an erroneous operation situation of the steam generating device through the display. It is possible to monitor an operation situation of a steam generating device through a simple screen configuration in real time at a glance, and enable a user to diversely analyze reasons by various factors when an abnormal operation is generated and cope with the abnormal operation.
US10753599B1	Multifunctional lamp that is adapted to function as acoustics lamp and ground insert lamp An acoustics lamp includes a lamp body, a hanging member pivotally mounted on an end portion of the lamp body, an illuminating device mounted in the lamp body, a sound device mounted in the lamp body, and a control device mounted in the lamp body. The illuminating device is electrically connected with the control device. The sound device is electrically connected with the control device. The lamp body has a horn shape and includes a lampshade, an end cap, a connecting seat, an outer shell, a base, and a bottom cap module. The acoustics lamp is mounted on a ground insert by a positioning spring, to construct a ground insert lamp.
US10753593B2	LED light bulb The LED light bulb comprises an outer case, a heatsink, an LED light module, a power driver and a metallic bulb base. The LED light module includes a circuit board and an LED light source. The outer case includes a plurality of vent apertures. An interior surface of the heatsink defines a heatsinking pathway. The heatsinking pathway and the vent apertures are disposed and configured to provide a convection airflow pathway.
US10753588B2	Linear LED lamp tube with internal driver and one or more electrically isolated pins In various embodiments, a light emitting diode (LED) tube lamp is provided along with a method of installing the LED tube lamp into a lighting fixture. In various embodiments, the LED tube lamp comprises: a tube; at least one LED positioned within the tube; and a passage formed through at least a portion of the tube, the passage configured to receive there-through a set of electrical connecting wires, wherein a first end of the electrical connecting wires comprises at least one of a two- or three-prong polarized plug. Various embodiments may further comprise a driver circuit positioned within the tube, the driver circuit comprising a second end of the electrical connecting wires. In various embodiments, the LED lamp tube may further comprise at least one end cap disposed on an end of the tube and at least one pin secured thereon wherein the pin is electrically isolated from the LED.
US10753587B1	Multipurpose illuminating device for auto detailing comprising three illuminating elements and three corresponding adjustment switches A multipurpose illuminating device for auto detailing includes a main body, a control module and a lighting fixture. The main body has a fixed end and an illumination end oppositely disposed to each other, where the fixed end is used for fixedly connecting a machine tool or a platform. The control module, disposed at the main body, includes a first adjustment switch, a second adjustment switch and a third adjustment switch. The lighting fixture includes a multi-angle bending assembly and a lighting assembly. The multi-angle bending assembly is rotationally fixed to the illumination end. The lighting assembly is connected with the multi-angle bending assembly, and coupled electrically with the control module for controlling the light beams.
US10753582B2	Disposable light source for an endoscope or retractor A portable light source unit for being coupled to an instrument is provided. The unit includes a housing having a port for receiving a light guide end tip of the instrument, a battery and LED mounted within the housing, and a pull tab that extends through the housing and electrically isolates the LED from the battery. Upon removal of the pull tab, an electrical connection is completed between the battery and the LED. The unit also includes driver circuitry for the LED ensuring that a constant level of current is provided to the LED so that the LED produces light of a constant brightness. The driver circuitry also produces a current spike for breaking an inline fuse when a remaining charge of the battery is unable to provide a voltage at the constant level of current above a pre-determined threshold level thereby de-energizing the LED.
US10753580B2	Lighting fixture A lighting fixture including a light source including an array of light emitting diodes (LEDs) and a reflector including a input end adjacent the array of LEDs and an output end opposite the input end such that the light source emits light through the reflector from the input end through the output end. The reflector further includes a first, a second, a third, and a fourth sidewall that extend from the input end to the output end. The first and the second sidewalls each include an interior surface, the third and the fourth sidewalls each include an interior surface having a reflectivity that is more diffuse than the interior surfaces of the first and second sidewalls. A lens is adjacent the output end of the reflector.
US10753564B2	Vehicle headlamp A vehicle headlamp includes a projection lens, a first lens, a second lens, a first light source, and a second light source. The first lens and the second lens are behind the projection lens. The first light source is behind the first lens. The second light source is behind the second lens. The first lens and the second lens deviate from an optical axis of the projection lens and are opposite to each other.
US10753556B2	Easy to install and maintain embedded lighting system A light strip and a method for installing a light strip are provided. The light strip is adapted to be installed in a conduit. The light strip comprises a substrate including a flexible material, a plurality of light emitting diodes, LEDs, arranged on the substrate, a reinforcing element arranged at the substrate to rigidify the light strip such that the light strip is adapted to be pushed or pulled through the conduit, and a connecting means arranged at end of the light strip and configured to, at least temporarily, connect a puller wire for pulling the light strip through the conduit.
US10753550B2	LED tube lamp for operating in different modes A light emitting diode (LED) tube lamp configured to receive an external driving signal includes an LED module for emitting light, the LED module comprising an LED unit comprising an LED; a rectifying circuit for rectifying the external driving signal to produce a rectified signal, the rectifying circuit having a first output terminal and a second output terminal for outputting the rectified signal; a filtering circuit connected to the LED module, and configured to provide a filtered signal for the LED unit; and a protection circuit for providing protection for the LED tube lamp. The protection circuit includes a voltage divider comprising two elements connected in series between the first and second output terminals of the rectifying circuit, for producing a signal at a connection node between the two elements; and a control circuit coupled to the connection node between the two elements, for receiving, and detecting a state of, the signal at the connection node. The control circuit includes or is coupled to a switching circuit coupled to the rectifying circuit, and the switching circuit is configured to be triggered on or off by the detected state, upon the external driving signal being input to the LED tube lamp, to allow discontinuous current to flow through the LED unit.
US10753549B2	Troffer light fixture retrofit systems and methods An adapter bracket for retrofitting an existing troffer light fixture includes one of a channel, a base portion, and a frame member, each configured to rest on a T-bar of a ceiling system. The channel is configured to receive and retain a portion of a troffer housing for the existing troffer light fixture. The base portion is configured to support the troffer housing along a full length of the troffer housing. The frame member defines an aperture configured to receive a portion of a troffer door assembly. The aperture includes a slot and a notch, where the notch is defined adjacent to the slot and is narrower than the slot. Each of the base portion, the channel, and the frame member includes a mounting surface configured to engage with a retainer of the troffer door assembly.
US10753544B2	Drive system for chemical injection pumps and instrument air compressors A planetary drive system that aligns four fluid ends for a pump or four compressor cylinders in the same plane, allowing for four fluid ends/compressor cylinders to be driven by one rotation of the pump's motor. Additionally, the planetary drive system is stackable to allow, for example eight, twelve, or other multiples of fluid ends or compressor cylinders to be driven while minimizing any reduction in output pressure. The chemical injection pump also includes threaded vents on the fluid ends to capture chemicals primed through the valves to avoid spillage and waste during the priming process. The air compressor cylinders also include pistons with enhanced vacuum actuation under a flexible inlet (e.g. flapper inlet).
US10753542B2	Mobile storage and transportation of compressed natural gas A system for the storage and transportation of high pressure compressed natural gas. The system includes a gas distribution manifold having an inlet and an outlet, wherein the inlet is configured to be connectable to a natural gas supply source, and a plurality of storage vessels in fluid communication with the distribution manifold between the inlet and the outlet. The system further includes at least one isolation valve operatively connected between the gas distribution manifold and the plurality of storage vessels, wherein the at least one the isolation valve is configured to control gas filling and discharging of the plurality of storage vessels.
US10753541B2	Handle assembly for a portable pressurized gas cylinder Provided is a handle assembly for a cylinder. The handle assembly includes a shroud configured to attach to a collar of the cylinder to partially surround a valve port of the cylinder, the shroud having a body with first and second ends circumferentially spaced from one another to define a gap through which a valve is configured to extend, and a plurality of circumferentially spaced locking protrusions projecting from the body, and a handle configured to attach to the shroud, the handle having a body defining a channel for receiving the shroud, and first and second ends circumferentially spaced from one another to define a gap through which the valve is configured to extend, wherein the channel includes a plurality of openings in a wall thereof through which the locking protrusions extend when the handle is attached to the shroud to secure the handle to the shroud.
US10753518B2	Hinged lid assembly for a flanged riser and methods of use thereof A quick-access hinged lid assembly for flanged riser, having two-part clamp, having an inner face shaped to conform to the surface flanged riser, first clamp ring and second clamp ring are connected by a clamp hinge, a lid having an exterior surface and an interior sealing surface to abut the flanged riser exterior surface, wherein the interior sealing surface includes annular groove, gasket or o-ring positioned therein groove to seal flanged riser exterior surface and interior sealing surface, a lid hinge configured between clamp and lid, lid hinge having a swing bolt slot and pin bolt to provide adjustment of the lid to enable the lid to mate flat with flanged riser, swing bolts positioned on the perimeter and pivotable from the clamp ring with hand operable fasteners to press gasket between interior sealing surface of the lid and flanged riser exterior surface in a closed position.
US10753513B2	Tube locking and releasing device for fire suppression system The present invention provides a tube locking and releasing device, the device including: a tube seating structure including: a seating bottom of a rectangular shape; and opposing seating walls standing to face each other on opposite edges of the seating bottom; a tube covering structure including: opposing cover walls being hinged to each of the seating walls so as to intermittently cover the seating wall; and a cover ceiling connecting each of the cover walls to each other; a tube fixing structure including: a handle fixing part being hinged to a second side part of the cover wall and being intermittently locked to each of the seating walls; and a handle press part protruding from the handle fixing part; and a tube pressing structure being attached to/detached from the cover ceiling and protruding downward from the cover ceiling when attached to the cover ceiling.
US10753507B2	Food article defect removal apparatus A food article defect removal apparatus includes a manifold that defines one or more chambers for holding pressurized fluid. First channels extend from a first side of the manifold into fluid communication with the chambers. Second channels extend from the first side of the manifold to a second side of the manifold. Valves selectively connect corresponding first channels and second channels together to dispense the pressurized fluid from the manifold. The manifold can have an exterior wall that at least partially defines a first chamber and a second chamber, with an interior wall disposed between the first chamber and the second chamber. The interior wall can define the second channels. The valves can be included with a valve assembly, which includes a driver operably coupled with the valves. The valves can be pluggably coupled with the driver.
US10753504B2	Solenoid controlled valve assembly including a pressure balancing diaphragm A proportional solenoid-controlled fluid valve assembly having a fluid pressure balancing diaphragm. The valve assembly also includes a solenoid coil assembly having a cylindrical conduit and a magnetic orifice piece positioned within the conduit. A plunger is positioned within the conduit and is movable within the conduit between a de-actuated position and an actuated position. A pressure balancing diaphragm is provided having a top side, a bottom side, an outer annular flange portion, a U-shaped portion, and an inner annular flange terminating at a diaphragm opening, with the diaphragm being positioned within valve base with the outer annular flange portion abutting the ledge of the valve base and the U-shaped portion abutting the valve seat. A retainer is also provided having a top cylindrical upstanding portion extending through the diaphragm opening and an aperture formed in the plunger. A magnetic frame is also included for securing the valve assembly in an assembled configuration, wherein a magnetic path is formed by magnetic orifice piece, plunger and the magnetic frame and the solenoid coil is configured to be actuated such that the plunger moves towards the magnetic orifice piece, thus lifting the diaphragm and retainer and allowing pressurized media to pass from the inlet port to the outlet port.
US10753498B2	Flow-through liquid valve A valve including a housing, a valve seat provided in the housing, and an armature assembly positioned in the housing proximate the valve seat. The armature assembly is movable towards and away from the valve seat, and includes a first armature, and a second armature that is movable relative to the first armature. The valve also includes a coil that is configured to actuate the armature assembly away from the valve seat to open the valve, wherein upon application of a first current to the coil, the first armature and the second armature are each actuated away from the valve seat to a first open state, and upon application of a second current that is greater than the first current to the coil, the second armature is actuated away from the first armature to a second open state that is greater than the first open state.
US10753496B2	Valve and valve coupling with reverse tapered shafts A valve or a valve coupling has a closing member rotatably mounted within the bore of a housing. The valve closing member is mounted on tapered shafts. The shafts may be stepwise tapered, or a portion of the shafts may be tapered. The ends of the shafts having the larger diameters engage lugs on the valve closing member and the ends having the smaller diameters extend from the housing.
US10753477B2	Labyrinth seal bearing housing Systems and methods for bearing housings are disclosed. A labyrinth seal bearing housing includes: a first seal element that is structured and arranged to be connected to a wall of a mixing vessel; a second seal element that is structured and arranged to be connected to a rotatable shaft; and a bearing support that is structured and arranged to be connected to the first seal element. The second seal element is configured to rotate relative to the first seal element and the bearing support. The first seal element and the second seal element are structured and arranged to create a tortuous flow path between an exterior and an interior of the mixing vessel.
US10753476B2	Mechanical seal with hydro-pad face profile A rotary end face seal assembly to seal a fluid under pressure includes a pair of annular mating ring seal faces with one of the faces defining a sealing interface between radially inner and radially outer peripheral edges. A plurality of hydro-pad recesses are formed radially inwardly from the peripheral edge of one of the seal faces at the pressure side of the seal assembly at peripherally spaced intervals and a plurality of feeder grooves are formed radially inwardly from the same peripheral edge of the seal face between at least some hydro-pad recesses. The radial extent of the feeder grooves is longer than the radial extent of the hydro-pad recesses. In one form a feeder groove is disposed between adjacent hydro-pad recesses. In another form a feeder groove is disposed between adjacent pairs of hydro-pad recesses.
US10753463B2	Control apparatus for vehicle drive-force transmitting apparatus A control apparatus for a vehicle drive-force transmitting apparatus including a gear mechanism and a continuously-variable transmission mechanism provided in respective first and second drive-force transmitting paths. The control apparatus sets a target gear ratio of the continuously-variable transmission mechanism during a switching control operation that is executed to switch between (i) a first state in which the first drive-force transmitting path is established and (ii) a second state in which the second drive-force transmitting path is established, such that, when drive wheels are not being slipped, the target gear ratio is set to a highest gear ratio of the continuously-variable transmission mechanism, and such that, when the drive wheels are being slipped, the target gear ratio is set to an actual gear ratio at a point of time at which the drive wheels start being slipped.
US10753462B2	Vehicle transmission control apparatus A vehicle transmission control apparatus including a manual shift instructing portion outputting a manual shift instruction for upshifting or downshifting a transmission, and an electric control unit including a microprocessor and a memory to control a shift operation. The microprocessor controls the shift operation in accordance with a first shift chart stored in the memory based on vehicle information before the manual shift instruction is output, controls the shift operation in accordance with the manual shift instruction when the manual shift instruction is output, and controls the shift operation in accordance with a second shift chart stored in the memory based on the vehicle information when a predetermined mode switch condition is established after the manual shift instruction is output.
US10753449B2	Axle driving device and method for assembling axle driving device It is an object to provide an axle driving device that can change a deceleration ratio while obtaining a high deceleration ratio, and reduces noise during operation to have high ease of assembly and coolability. A carrier of a planet gear mechanism includes a first plate-like member, a second plate-like member, and a third plate-like member, and the third plate-like member includes the plate-like portion and the second plate-like member, a plurality of stays extended from the plate-like portion and connected to the first plate-like member, and a plurality of stays extended from the plate-like portion and connected to the second plate-like member.
US10753443B2	Gear device for clutch A gear device for a clutch contains: a drive gear, a first clutching member, and a second clutching member. The drive gear includes multiple first actuation protrusions and multiple second actuation protrusions, wherein each of the multiple first actuation protrusions has a beveled face and a flat top face, and each of the multiple second actuation protrusions has a beveled face and a flat top face. The first clutching member includes multiple third actuation protrusions, each of the multiple third actuation protrusions has a beveled face and a flat top face, and the first clutching member includes a first positioning disc and a first resilient element. The second clutching member includes multiple fourth actuation protrusions, each of the multiple fourth actuation protrusions has a beveled face and a flat top face, and the second clutching member includes a second positioning disc and a second resilient element.
US10753423B2	Connector and shielding body A connector (1) that comprises first and second surfaces (20a) and (30a) disposed opposingly with an interval therebetween, said interval allowing the shielding body 100 to be inserted therein; a pressing member (4) having a through hole (40) and formed so as to be capable of extending and contracting by winding a prescribed wire material spirally around the through hole (40) as center such that a curvature thereof varies continuously around the through hole; and a holding part (31) that is inserted into a hole (103) formed in the shielding body and the through hole (40) and maintains a specific distance between the first and second surfaces (20a, 30a); wherein the pressing member (4a) and (4b) comprises: a first pressing member (4a) disposed between the first surface (20a) and the shielding body (100) such that a small-curvature side thereof in the extension and contraction direction faces the shielding body (100); and a second pressing member (4b) disposed between the second surface (30a) and the shielding body (100) such that a small-curvature side thereof in the extension and contraction direction faces the shielding body (100). Due to such a configuration, vibration from the vibrating body (10) is absorbed and transmission of the vibration to the shielding body (100) can be suppressed.
US10753421B2	Damping valve device having a progressive damping-force characteristic curve A damping valve device for a vibration damper includes a first damping valve that moves into a through-flow operating position in a first operating range with increasing flow velocity of a damping medium. A second operating range with a progressive damping force characteristic is influenced by a throttle point in connection with a valve body that can be transferred into a throttle position. The valve body moves in closing direction with increasing flow velocity of the damping medium and is arranged in series with the damping valve. The valve body is constructed as a ring element with variable diameter that executes a radial closing movement in direction of a flow guide surface in which a defined minimum passage cross section is maintained.
US10753413B2	S-cam brake of horizontal transferring force type An S-cam brake includes an S-cam unit for braking a drum, where the S-cam unit includes an S-cam of an “S” shape having an involute tooth profile at left and right sides thereof, and horizontal tangential members forming contacting surfaces engaged with the involute tooth profile symmetrically around a center point of a circle at the left and right sides of the S-cam, and being spread at the left and right sides with normal lines of the contacting surfaces as a horizontal direction when the S-cam rotates.
US10753412B2	Bicycle brake disc assembly A bicycle brake disc assembly has a brake disc and a hub body that has a portion for connection to the brake disc. The hub body includes a radially outer portion provided with a plurality of stops arranged at different axial distances from an axial end of the hub body. The brake disc includes a central portion provided with an opening for at least partially receiving the connection portion of the hub body and for securing the brake disc to the hub body. The brake disc also has a protuberance configured to selectively contact one of said stops of the hub body.
US10753402B2	Bearing assembly and bearing cage A bearing assembly includes an outer ring having an outer raceway and an inner ring having an inner raceway and a flange defining an outer diameter of the inner ring. A plurality of rolling elements is retained between the outer and inner rings on the outer and inner raceways. A cage has first and second side rings interconnected by a plurality of bridges to form a plurality of windows, each window receiving a respective rolling element to maintain relative spacing between adjacent rolling elements. At least some of the bridges include a projection on a radially inner side such that the plurality of proj ections together define an inner diameter of the cage, the inner diameter of the cage being smaller than the outer diameter of the inner ring to create interference and deformation of the cage as the cage is installed over the flange of the inner ring.
US10753399B2	Rolling bearing device A rolling bearing device includes a rolling bearing partially submerged in lubricating oil stored in an oil pocket provided in a vertically lower portion of a housing to a level corresponding to a part of an annular space, an annular shielding member, and an annular seal component. The shielding member has an oil drain portion for drainage of the lubricating oil in the annular space to the outside of the rolling bearing at a vertical level above an oil level of the lubricating oil stored in the oil pocket when the rotary shaft is stationary. The oil drain portion has an inclined groove having an inclined surface inclined away from the rolling bearing and an opening provided in an outer end portion at a distal end of the inclined surface. The inclined groove is tapered toward a vertical top of the shielding member when viewed in the axial direction.
US10753394B2	Method for coating a turbomachine part with a self-lubricating coating and part coated by said method A method for coating a turbomachine part with a self-lubricating includes: providing a rotor or thrust disc of the turbomachine; applying, by a thermal spraying process, a self-lubricating coating having of a mixture of 50 to 90 wt % of alumina (Al2O3) with titanium oxide (TiO2) to a surface of the rotor and/or a surface; and finishing the coated surface of the rotor and/or thrust disc.
US10753393B2	Bearing assembly A bearing arrangement comprising a shaft with a recess in its end, a bearing housing, an annular first bush comprising an inner first portion and an inner second portion and a second bush that engages the recess of the shaft. The first bush bears against the bearing housing. The shaft engages the inner first portion of the first bush. The second bush engages the inner second portion of the first bush.
US10753387B2	Ball pin connector A ball pin connector includes a sleeve-like housing having a cavity with an elastic ball bearing. The elastic ball bearing is axially moveable between a lifted up position, and a lower locking position. Cooperating surface structures are provided on an inner wall of the housing and on an outer wall of the elastic ball bearing as a plurality of projecting surface structures arranged circumferentially distributed with gaps in between such that in a first rotational state of the elastic ball bearing within the housing the projecting surface structures are aligned to be able to come into engagement such that the elastic ball bearing is held in the lifted up position, and such that in a second rotational state of the elastic ball bearing the projecting surface structures of the elastic ball bearing are aligned with gaps of the projecting surface structures of the housing.
US10753386B2	Quick release feature for gas assist struts An end cap for a gas assist strut according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a body providing a socket, a spring clip having ends projecting into the socket, and a lever. The lever is arranged such that application of pressure to the lever draws the ends of the spring away from one another. This disclosure also relates to a motor vehicle including the subject end cap. A method is also disclosed.
US10753385B2	Electronic power steering system An electronic power steering system includes: an input shaft connected to a steering shaft; an output shaft to which one end of the input shaft is connected; and a torsion bar inserted into the input shaft and the output shaft and connecting the input shaft and the output shaft, in which the torsion bar includes a first torsion bar including a first fastening portion connected to the input shaft, a second fastening portion connected to the output shaft, and a first beam portion connecting between the first fastening portion and the second fastening portion, and formed as a hollow body, and a second torsion bar including a third fastening portion coupled into the first fastening portion, a fourth fastening portion coupled into the second fastening portion, and a second beam portion connecting between the third fastening portion and the fourth fastening portion.
US10753378B2	Fluid-actuated diaphragm drive, and valve arrangement which is equipped therewith A fluid-actuated diaphragm drive and a valve arrangement which is equipped therewith, wherein the diaphragm drive has a drive housing with two drive housing parts which are attached to one another axially. An insert body which preferably consists of plastic material and delimits at least one length section of an operating chamber which can be loaded with a fluid is inserted into each of the drive housing parts, wherein a drive diaphragm which is movement-coupled to an output member is clamped in between the two insert bodies. A seal structure which is active between at least one of the insert bodies and the drive housing is capable of preventing an axial flow around the two insert bodies in the region which lies radially between them and the drive housing.
US10753372B2	Direct drive type dual turbo blower cooling structure The present invention relates to a direct drive type dual turbo blower cooling structure and, more particularly, to a direct drive type dual turbo blower cooling structure in which a plurality of hole portions for cooling a stator and a plurality of hole portions for cooling a coil portion, a bearing housing, and a rotor are formed along the inner diameter of a motor casing; impellers are disposed on both sides thereof, such that a flow rate is doubled; and an air cooling system capable of achieving thermal balance through the plurality of hole portions is implemented at the time of operation of a cooling fan which provides an air cooling system instead of a conventional water cooling system. As such, it is possible to simplify the mechanical structure and reduce manufacturing time and costs because the pump, heat exchanger, water tank, pipes, etc. required for a water cooling system are unnecessary.
US10753369B2	Variable diffuser having a respective penny for each vane A variable diffuser comprises a passage, at least two vanes disposed within the passage, and at least two pennies. The passage is defined between opposing disk faces of a hub and a tip. Each of the vanes comprises a body having a leading edge and a trailing edge. The body extends between the hub face and the disk face. Each of the pennies is coupled to a respective vane body near an edge of the penny and an actuator. Rotation of at least one penny changes the orientation of the respective vane relative to the hub face.
US10753360B2	Scroll compression device having a sealing device, and scroll compressor including such a scroll compression device The scroll compression device includes a first scroll element (11) having a first base plate (13) and a first spiral wrap (14); a second scroll element (12) having a second base plate (15) and a second spiral wrap (16), one of the first and second scroll elements (11, 12) being configured to perform an orbiting movement in relation to the other one of the first and second scroll elements, the first and second scroll elements (11, 12) intermeshing with each other and delimiting compression chambers (17); and a sealing device (28) arranged in an end face (19) of the first spiral wrap (14) and having a sealing surface configured to cooperate with the second base plate (15). The sealing device (28) is configured to allow fluid flow from an upstream compression chamber to a downstream compression chamber through the sealing surface when the pressure in the upstream compression chamber exceeds the pressure in the downstream compression chamber, and the sealing device (28) is configured to prevent fluid flow from a downstream compression chamber to an upstream compression chamber through the sealing surface when the pressure in the downstream compression chamber exceeds the pressure in the upstream compression chamber.
US10753357B2	High-pressure fuel supply pump having electromagnetically-driven intake valve A fuel pump includes an intake valve unit which is provided between a low-pressure chamber and a pressurizing chamber. The intake valve unit includes an intake valve configured to move in an axial direction of the intake valve unit and a valve stopper arranged between the intake valve and the pressurizing chamber. A plurality of fuel passages configured to allow fuel to communicate between the low-pressure chamber and the pressurizing chamber are formed on a radially outward of an outer peripheral surface of the valve stopper.
US10753352B2	Compressor discharge valve assembly A compressor may include a shell, a non-orbiting scroll, an orbiting scroll, and a discharge valve member. The shell may define a discharge chamber. The non-orbiting scroll may be disposed within the discharge chamber and includes a first end plate and a first spiral wrap extending from the first end plate. The orbiting scroll may be disposed within the discharge chamber and includes a second end plate and a second spiral wrap extending from the second end plate. The first and second spiral wraps mesh with each other to define fluid pockets therebetween. The second end plate includes a discharge passage extending therethrough. The discharge valve member may be attached to the second end plate and may be movable between an open position allowing fluid flow from the discharge passage to the discharge chamber and a closed position restricting fluid flow from the discharge passage to the discharge chamber.
US10753351B2	Air inflating device and tire repair machine comprising same The present application provides an air inflation device and a tire repair machine comprising the air inflating device. The air inflating device comprises a housing (1), a compressor device (2) including a compressor main body (21), and an outlet nozzle (22) that is connected to the compressor main body (2) as a compressed air discharge opening; the compressor device (2) is stored in the housing (1), and the housing (1) is divided into a second chamber (11) and a third chamber (12) by the compressor device (2); a fan (212) and the outlet nozzle (22) are located in the second chamber (11). The air inflating device and the tire repair machine of the present application have a simple structure and a strong practicality.
US10753350B2	Linear compressor A linear compressor is provided that may include a shell having a cylindrical shape, a compressor main body inserted into the shell, a first shell cover coupled to a rear end of the shell, a first support coupled to a front end of the compressor main body that supports the front end of the compressor main body, and a second support that couples a rear end of the compressor main body to the first shell cover and supports the rear end of the compressor main body. The first support may include a support head coupled to a center of the front end of the compressor main body, and a pair of dampers having both ends respectively coupled to the support head and an inner circumferential surface of the shell.
US10753344B2	Prime mover The invention provides a prime mover that is able to efficiently convert the potential energy of a weight to kinetic energy of an output shaft, and that is able to cause the output shaft to rotate over a long period of time. For the purpose, a prime mover 1 has at least three disks, including a first disk 3, a second disk 4, and a constant-torque disk 5 that are affixed concentrically to an output shaft 2; a first cord 6 wound on an outer circumferential surface 31 or 41 respectively of the first disk 3 or the second disk 4; and a first weight 7 and a second weight 8 respectively attached to ends of this first cord 6. The radius of the first disk 3 is longer than the radius of the second disk 4, constant torque is generated by the constant-torque disk 5, and the first cord 6 is able to move between being wound on the outer circumferential surface 31 of the first disk 3 or the outer circumferential surface 41 of the second disk 4.
US10753338B2	Control of a multi-rotor wind turbine system using a central controller to calculate local control objectives The present invention relates to control of a wind turbine system comprising a plurality of wind turbine modules mounted to a common support structure, i.e. to control of a multi-rotor wind turbine system. The invention discloses a control system for a multi-rotor wind turbine system which comprises local controllers operable to control the wind turbine modules in accordance with local control objectives and a central controller configured to monitor the operation of the wind turbine system and based thereon calculate the local control objectives. The central controller is implemented as a model predictive controller (MPC).
US10753333B2	Vehicle control system A vehicle control system includes a boost device, a braking unit, a cell motor, and a start operating unit. The boost device boosts a braking force applied by a foot brake to a vehicle with an output voltage from a battery. The braking unit, which is different than the foot brake, brakes the vehicle appropriately and keeps the braking force even in a case that the output voltage is not supplied from the battery, or which braking unit does not require the output voltage from the battery. The cell motor is driven by an output voltage from the battery and starts the engine. The start operation unit starts the cell motor, wherein the vehicle control system has a function not to start the cell motor when the start operation unit is operated, unless the braking unit is in operation.
US10753311B2	Piston for internal combustion engine A piston for an internal combustion engine includes: a crown; a skirt extending from the crown; an oil gallery extending annularly within the crown, and having an inlet and an outlet; and a structure mounted at the outlet of the oil gallery to induce oil shaking.
US10753305B2	Combustion control method in vehicle engine and engine system for vehicle A combustion control method in an engine of a vehicle wherein an exhaust path includes a catalyst and a NOx sensor provided on an upstream side of the catalyst, the method includes the following steps. A step of determining whether a NOx concentration in an exhaust gas falls within a predetermined reference range; a step of estimating a heat generation rate profile indicating crank angle dependency of a heat generation rate in the engine when the NOx concentration is determined out of the reference range; and a step of comparing a value of an index characterizing the estimated heat generation rate profile with a value of an index in an ideal heat generation rate profile specified from a driving condition of the vehicle and controlling a combustion condition in the engine based on a result.
US10753298B2	Controller for internal combustion engine A controller includes an air-fuel ratio control unit that calculates an air-fuel ratio F/B correction value and an air-fuel ratio learning value and corrects an amount of fuel supplied to each cylinder based on the air-fuel ratio F/B correction value FAF and the air-fuel ratio learning value KG. The controller further includes a dither control unit that executes dither control to adjust the amount of fuel supplied to each cylinder, corrected by the air-fuel ratio control unit, so that at least one of the cylinders is set to a rich combustion cylinder and at least a further one of the cylinders is set to a lean combustion cylinder. When the dither control is executed, the air-fuel ratio control unit prohibits execution of air-fuel ratio learning control and executes air-fuel ratio feedback control.
US10753287B2	Active inlet turbine control Disclosed are systems and methods for active inlet turbine control. The systems and methods may include receiving a plurality of signals, determining a temperature gradient across an inlet of a gas turbine engine, and transmitting an activation signal to a modulating valve. Each of the plurality of signals may correspond to a temperature measured by one of a plurality of sensors located proximate the inlet of the gas turbine engine. The temperature gradient across the inlet of the gas turbine engine may be determined based on the plurality of signals. The activation signal may be operative to open or close the modulating valve based on the temperature gradient.
US10753286B2	Geared turbine engine with relatively lightweight propulsor module An example gas turbine engine includes a propulsor assembly including a fan and a fan drive turbine. A weight of the propulsor assembly is less than about 40% of a total weight of the gas turbine engine.
US10753281B2	Ablatable shaft feature in a gas turbine engine A multi-shaft assembly includes an inner shaft and an outer shaft coaxially aligned with the inner shaft to establish a shared axis of rotation. The multi-shaft assembly also includes an ablatable shaft feature with a lubricant surface coating on an interior surface of the outer shaft and an ablatable metallic alloy layer overlaying a portion of the lubricant surface coating with a radial air gap formed between the ablatable metallic alloy layer and an exterior surface of the inner shaft.
US10753277B2	Inlet cap of an engine Aspects of the disclosure are directed to an inlet cap, comprising: a first lug slot located proximate a perimeter of the inlet cap, and a second lug slot located proximate the perimeter of the inlet cap and located peripherally adjacent to the first lug slot, where the first lug slot includes a first ply, the second lug slot includes a second ply that is different from the first ply, and at least a third ply is common to the first lug slot and the second lug slot.
US10753275B2	Power generation systems and methods regarding same A solid fuel power source that provides at least one of thermal and electrical power such as direct electricity or thermal to electricity is further provided that powers a power system comprising (i) at least one reaction cell for the catalysis of atomic hydrogen to form hydrinos, (ii) a chemical fuel mixture comprising at least two components chosen from: a source of H2O catalyst or H2O catalyst; a source of atomic hydrogen or atomic hydrogen; reactants to form the source of H2O catalyst or H2O catalyst and a source of atomic hydrogen or atomic hydrogen; one or more reactants to initiate the catalysis of atomic hydrogen; and a material to cause the solid fuel to be highly conductive, (iii) at least one set of electrodes that confine the fuel and an electrical power source that provides a short burst of low-voltage, high-current electrical energy to initiate rapid kinetics of the hydrino reaction and an energy gain due to forming hydrinos, (iv) a product recovery systems such as a condenser (v) a reloading system, (vi) at least one of hydration, thermal, chemical, and electrochemical systems to regenerate the fuel from the reaction products, (vii) a heat sink that accepts the heat from the power-producing reactions, (viii) a power conversion system that may comprise a direct plasma to electric converter such as a plasmadynamic converter, magnetohydrodynamic converter, electromagnetic direct (crossed field or drift) converter, direct converter, and charge drift converter or a thermal to electric power converter such as a Rankine or Brayton-type power plant.
US10753274B2	Method for controlling a high pressure gas injection internal combustion engine A method of controlling a high pressure gas injection internal combustion engine includes injecting, in a first combustion mode, by a first as injection system, a first gaseous fuel into a cylinder of the engine, and accumulating in a container of a second gas injection system excess gaseous fuel from the first fuel system, shifting, in the cylinder, from the first combustion mode to a second combustion mode including determining a value of an air flow related parameter indicative of an air mass flow into the cylinder, determining, based on the determined air flow related parameter value, a value of a fuel flow related parameter indicative of a mass flow of the excess gaseous fuel, and supplying from the container, in accordance with the determined fuel flow related parameter value, the excess gaseous fuel to provide a premix of air and the excess gaseous fuel to the cylinder.
US10753269B2	Engine system, engine system control device, engine system control method, and program A control device according to the present invention determines whether a demand load demanded of an engine exceeds a load threshold. The control device starts an electric motor if the demand load exceeds the load threshold. If the demand load is equal to or less than the load threshold, the control device performs control such that the degree of opening of an on-off valve increases monotonically with respect to the demand load. The control device switches the on-off valve from an open state to a closed state when the electric motor starts.
US10753267B2	Method and apparatus for producing stratified streams Embodiments of apparatus are disclosed for affecting working fluid flow in a system that delivers material between two locations by carrying the material in the working fluid. For example, embodiments of the disclosed apparatus may be used in an internal combustion engines to carry fuel droplets to a combustion area using air as the working fluid. The apparatus may include a passage including a funnel portion and tumble area that direct working fluid into a stratified stream. The stratified stream may include an outer boundary flow having a toroidal and/or helical flow characteristic and an inner flow carrying injected material that is bound by the outer flow.
US10753265B2	Exhuast air pollution elimination device Described herein is an exhaust air pollution elimination device configured for attachment to an exhaust pipe of an internal combustion engine for removing pollutants from an exhaust flow. The device comprising multiple stages configured to both power the operation of the device and treat the exhaust flow. The device configured for installation in line with existing exhaust piping and through a pair of connecting rings. The multiple stages of the device including an electrostatic precipitator, a thermoelectric generator, an electromagnetic induction device, and a second container including a UV light source and micro fibrous mesh containing titanium dioxide.
US10753258B2	Corrosive fluid heater, tank and manufacturing method The object of the invention is a heater of a corrosive fluid comprising at least one heat diffuser having at least a first portion intended to be immersed in a corrosive fluid, and at least a second portion intended to be arranged out of the corrosive fluid, at least one heating block comprising at least one heating member configured to heat the corrosive fluid, said heat diffuser comprising at least one housing in which the at least one heating block is housed at least partially, at least the first portion of the heat diffuser being made of anodized aluminum or of anodized aluminum alloy and is configured to be in direct contact with the corrosive fluid.The object of the invention is also a corrosive fluid tank comprising a heater according to the invention and a method for manufacturing a heat diffuser of the heater according to the invention.
US10753254B2	Reductant insertion assemblies including multiple metering assemblies and a single pump A reductant insertion assembly for inserting a reductant into an aftertreatment system comprises a pump assembly including a pump. A first metering assembly is fluidly coupled to the pump. A second metering assembly is fluidly coupled to first metering assembly in series with the pump. The pump is configured to pump the reductant to the first metering assembly, and to the second metering assembly via the first metering assembly, such that a first reductant pressure in the first metering assembly is equal to a second reductant pressure in the second metering assembly.
US10753247B2	Bi-metallic oxidation catalyst materials and appurtenant devices and systems Bimetallic oxidation catalyst devices include a support body, one or more metal A bulk deposits disposed on the support body, and a plurality of metal B atomic clusters disposed on the surface of each of the metal A bulk deposits. Metal A and metal B are different metals each selected from the group consisting of platinum group metals (PGM), Ag, Au, Ni, Co, and Cu, and substantially no metal B is deposited on the support body. At least 85% by weight of the metal B atomic clusters comprise up to 10 atoms and the maximum metal B atomic cluster size is 200 metal B atoms. The combined loading of metal A and metal B can be less than 1.5% by weight relative to the weight of the support body. Metal A can include Pd, Rh, Rh, or Pd, and metal B can include Pt, Pt, Ag, or Ag.
US10753235B2	Use of recovered power in a process Processes and apparatus for recovering energy from a petroleum, petrochemical, or chemical process are disclosed. The process comprises providing a fluid process stream in a petroleum, petrochemical, or chemical process zone having a direct current power input; controlling a flow rate of the process stream by directing at least a portion of the process stream through a first power-recovery turbine to generate electric power as direct current therefrom; and providing the recovered direct current to the direct current power input of the process zone.
US10753233B2	Flow guide structure for casing flange, and casing and turbomachine having the same A flow guide structure for a casing flange, and a casing and a turbomachine having the same, include a flange portion connecting an upper casing and a lower casing and a flow guide positioned at the flange portion to guide fluid to flow close to the flange portion, whereby steam flow resistance is reduced around an inner casing flange of a turbine and the steam flow is smoothed.
US10753226B1	Reverse vortex ring (RVR) for dramatic improvements in rocket engine turbomachinery rotordynamic stability margins A flat reverse vortex ring is sized and shaped to either attach to or be formed as part of a distal end of a sleeve bearing or seal. The ring has a series of evenly spaced radial channels that extend from an inner diameter to an outer diameter of the ring. The channels have a depth. The ring has an upper surface with an alternating series of planar surfaces and openings located at an upper end of the channels. The ring may have an interior diameter equal to an interior diameter of the sleeve bearing or seal. The ring may have an exterior diameter equal to an exterior diameter the sleeve bearing or seal. The channels may be semi-cylindrical. The channels have a diameter and the depth is a predetermined portion of the diameter. The channels may be rectangular in cross-section with a height-to-width ratio of between 0.5 and 1.5.
US10753213B2	Wear-resistant shield for a rotating blade of a gas turbine The invention relates to a wear-resistant shield for a rotating blade root of a rotating blade of a gas turbine, especially an aircraft gas turbine, having a base and two side walls connected to the base, wherein the side walls lie opposite each other and are shaped so as to be substantially complementary to an outer contour of a particular rotating blade root, and wherein the wear-resistant shield for this purpose is set up in such a way that, in an installed state, it is to be taken up between the respective rotating blade root and a rotating blade root mount of a rotor, especially between the respective rotating blade root and an axial securing element arranged in the rotating blade root mount.
US10753209B2	Turbine disc assemblies and methods of fabricating the same A turbine disc assembly is provided. The turbine disc assembly includes a first rotor disc, a second rotor disc, and a spacer disc coupled between the first and second rotor discs along an axis to define a plenum. The spacer disc has an inner surface with a radius from the axis. A first cooling channel defined between the first rotor disc and the spacer disc is in flow communication with the plenum. The second rotor disc includes a deflector having a deflection surface positioned within the plenum such that the deflection surface is oriented towards the first cooling channel at an acute angle relative to the radius of the inner surface of the spacer disc.
US10753193B2	Heterogeneity profiling analysis for volumetric void space cement evaluation Methods and systems including establishing a wellbore heterogeneity profiling factor (HPF), establishing a cement quality curve representing a volumetric void space of a completion profile, and comparing the wellbore HPF and the cement quality curve, thereby determining a cement volumetric void space in a wellbore at a target depth having the completion profile.
US10753192B2	State estimation and run life prediction for pumping system A technique facilitates formulation of predictions regarding the run life of a pumping system. Based on the predicted run life, and factors affecting that predicted run life, corrective actions may be selected and implemented. The corrective actions may involve adjustment of operational parameters regarding the pumping system so as to prolong the actual run life of the pumping system. The technique utilizes an algorithm which combines various models, e.g. physical models and degradation models, to provide various failure/run life predictions. The various models may utilize a variety of sensor data, such as actual sensor data and virtual sensor data, to both evaluate the state of the pumping system and the predicted run life of the pumping system.
US10753189B2	Controlling wellbore pathways by manipulating the surface area to mass ratio of the diverting material A mixture of at least two shapes of a dissolvable diverter material. The shapes range from a flake having a high surface area to mass ratio to beads having a low surface area to mass ratio. The density of the various shapes may be manipulated by including voids or low-density materials within the shape. The density manipulation allows matching the transport properties of the at least two shapes to the transport fluid so that both shapes may arrive at the desired location at the desired time.
US10753188B2	Thermal hydrocarbon recovery method using circulation of surface-heated mixture of liquid hydrocarbon and water A method for thermal recovery of hydrocarbon housed in a reservoir comprising injecting a mixture comprising either hydrocarbon and water (for downhole heating) or hydrocarbon and steam (heated at surface) into a wellbore and circulating the heated mixture of hydrocarbon and steam inside the wellbore allowing the heated mixture to increase the temperature of the reservoir and thereby reduce the viscosity of the hydrocarbon within the reservoir. The injection of steam facilitates the delivery of more heat to the reservoir due to the latent heat of steam, compared with circulating heated hydrocarbon alone.
US10753187B2	Downhole wet gas compressor processor A fluid processor for use in a downhole pumping operation includes a fluid processing stag, a nozzle stage and a gas compressor stage. The nozzle chamber is configured as a convergent-divergent nozzle and the variable metering member is configured for axial displacement within the convergent section to adjust the open cross-sectional area of the nozzle. A method for producing fluid hydrocarbons from a subterranean wellbore with a pumping system includes the steps of measuring a first gas-to-liquid ratio of the fluid hydrocarbons and operating a motor within the pumping system to operate at a first rotational speed. The method continues with the steps of measuring a second gas-to-liquid ration of the fluid hydrocarbons with the sensor module, where the second gas-to-liquid ratio is greater than the first gas-to-liquid ratio, and operating the motor at a second rotational speed that is faster than the first rotational speed.
US10753177B2	Method and apparatus for actuating downhole tools A method of actuating at least one of a plurality of downhole tools connected to at least one hydraulic fluid line is disclosed. The method includes the steps of:— a) providing each of the downhole tools with a control unit comprising a timer which permits fluid communication between the at least one hydraulic fluid line and the downhole tool during a window of time; and b) controlling the pressure in the at least one hydraulic fluid line for at least a sufficient period of time required to at least actuate the said downhole tool, wherein the said sufficient period of time coincides at least partially with the said window of time. A control unit for operating one or more than one of a plurality of downhole tools connected to at least one hydraulic fluid line is also disclosed as including a timer associated with each of the one or more downhole tools, the timer permitting hydraulic fluid to communicate with the respective downhole tool if supplied via the at least one hydraulic fluid line during a window of time.A timer apparatus for use in downhole wellbore for permitting controlled activation of a downhole tool at a point in time is also disclosed as including a valve associated with an energy storage mechanism and which is arranged to move the valve when the energy is released to actuate the downhole tool.A system of downhole tools is also disclosed as including two or more downhole tools, at least one hydraulic fluid line, wherein each of the two or more downhole tools is connected to the at least one hydraulic fluid line and at least one control unit comprising at least one timer, wherein each of the one or more downhole tools is connected to a timer, said timer permitting hydraulic fluid to communicate with the respective downhole tool.A method of controlling flow downhole in a wellbore is also disclosed.
US10753176B2	Swellable technology for downhole fluids detection A method of detecting the presence of a downhole fluid at a particular location in a wellbore including pumping an activating fluid into a wellbore; contacting a flow controlling device in a pipe string casing with the activating fluid, the flow controlling device comprising at least one swellable element; activating the at least one swellable element in the flow controlling device; blocking fluids or controlling the flow of fluids entering or leaving the casing with the activated flow controlling device; allowing the pressure to change; and detecting the pressure change. An apparatus includes a pipe string in a wellbore and a flow controlling device in the pipe string casing, wherein the flow controlling device includes at least one swellable element, wherein upon activation, the at least one swellable element swells and fully or partially seals off the flow area of the flow controlling device.
US10753171B2	Anti-extrusion assembly for a downhole tool A downhole tool includes a sealing element configured to expand radially outwards to form a seal with a surrounding tubular, a cone defining a tapered surface, and a slips assembly comprising a plurality of slips. The slips assembly is receivable at least partially around the cone, such that moving the cone in an axial direction with respect to the slips assembly causes the plurality of slips to separate circumferentially apart. The tool also includes a backup member positionable at least partially around the tapered surface of the cone and positioned adjacent to the slips assembly. The backup member is configured to break as the cone is moved toward the plurality of slips, to prevent the sealing element from extruding between circumferentially-adjacent slips of the plurality of slips.
US10753162B2	Wrench assembly with tubular centering device A wrench assembly having an upper clamp assembly and a lower clamp assembly coupled to the upper clamp assembly, wherein the lower clamp assembly comprises a plurality of grippers each having a grip head configured to grip a tubular. Each grip head has a die plate surrounded by a primary contact plate. The primary contact plate is configured to contact the tubular prior to the die plate.
US10753155B2	Fixed cutter stabilizing drill bit A bit for drilling a wellbore includes: a body; and a cutting face including: a blade protruding from the body; and a row of cutters, each cutter including: a substrate mounted in a pocket formed adjacent to a leading edge of the blade; and a cutting table made from a superhard material, mounted to the substrate, and having a working face. A first subset of the row of cutters is oriented at a negative side rake angle. A second subset of the row of cutters is oriented at a zero or slightly positive side rake angle. The first and the second subsets are alternating. An innermost cutter of the first subset has a maximum absolute value of the negative side rake angle. The absolute value negative side rake angles of the rest of the cutters decrease as their distance from a center of the cutting face increases.
US10753148B2	Limiter assembly for a blind A limiter assembly to limit extension or retraction of a blind, the limiter assembly comprising an actuator having a limit position and a free position; a first limit member selectively engageable with a blind cylinder, for movement in response to rotation of a blind cylinder during extension or retraction of the blind, the first limit member moving with respect to a stop position only when the actuator is set to the limit position; and a stop to resist movement of the first limit member past the stop position when the actuator is set to the limit position, thereby resisting further rotation of the blind cylinder.
US10753145B2	Motorized shade apparatus A motorized shade apparatus for windows includes a power supply unit, such as a tube of large capacity batteries which may have long cycle life. All or all large system components can be hidden from view such as behind a valance or other covering. In an embodiment of the invention, the power supply current can be conveyed via integral connections with the motor/shade assembly. The system can be installed at-location in parts or modules. The valance, power supply, and motor assembly can be removed easily to replace components over time without complex mechanisms that increase cost or introduce disadvantages such as louder operational noises.
US10753143B2	Panel doors and related method A door is provided that includes a door panel having a periphery and opposite first and second panel surfaces, stiles and rails collectively surrounding the panel, and sealant. The stiles have channeled stile surfaces extending across a thickness of the stiles and facing one another. The rails have channeled rail surfaces extending across a thickness of the rails and facing one another. The channeled stile surfaces and the channeled rail surfaces include channels with open ends that receive the periphery of the panel, first grooves positioned at first interfaces of the first panel surface and first edges of the open ends of the channels, and second grooves positioned at second interfaces of the second panel surface and second edges of the open ends of the channels. The sealant is received in the first and second grooves, preferably forming a water-proof seal.
US10753141B1	Spacer for hollow-core structures This spacer for paneled hollow-core doors has an H-beam configuration, with a first flange connected along its length to a second flange along its length by a web. The web is perpendicular to both the first and second flanges. A hollow-core door is assembled by placing the spacer between two door skins. Once the door is assembled, the web is parallel to the door skins. To accommodate the variation in distance between the bottom and top skins that is created by the raised panels, the bottom edge of each flange has one or more bottom notches that fits closely over the raised portion of the panel in the bottom skin and one or more top notches that fits closely over the raised portion of the panel in the top skin. Preferably only two or three spacers are used in a paneled door, each spacer extending the length of the door.
US10753137B2	Window regulator A window regulator includes a guide rail fixed to a vehicle door panel and a slider base that supports a window glass and is slidably supported in a longitudinal direction of the guide rail along sliding surfaces on a front and a back of the guide rail. The guide rail includes a sliding portion that has a first sliding surface and a second sliding surface that face one direction and another direction in a vehicle inner-outer direction. The slider base includes a grease injection portion that includes an injection space and a grease receiving portion. The injection space opens to the vehicle inner-outer direction. The first sliding surface of the guide rail is positioned inside the injection space. The grease receiving portion is positioned opposed to the second sliding surface of the guide rail. The grease receiving portion receives a grease injected in the injection space.
US10753133B2	Ejection device for a folding door or folding sliding door An ejection device includes an ejection element for spreading apart a folding door from a closed position. At least two door wings are arranged in a common closing plane, towards an open position, and the at least two door wings form an angle different from 180° relative to each other. The ejection element can be acted upon by an energy storage member to be manually loaded by an operator, and the ejection device includes a locking device for releasably locking the ejection element against the force of the loaded energy storage member. The locking device can be unlocked by applying pressure to the folding door. The ejection device includes a movably-mounted loading element for loading the energy storage member by folding together the folding door. The ejection element and the loading element are spatially separated constructional units, and the ejection element is a pivotally mounted ejection lever.
US10753131B2	Apparatus for processing laundry A door for a home appliance includes four hinges which may be interchanged regarding a location on the door, and a series of interconnected arms that allow a pivot axis of the door to be changed from a first direction to a second direction by manipulation of a handle on the door.
US10753127B2	Door handle module The invention relates to a door handle module (100) for a handle device (202) of a moveable part (201) of a vehicle (200), in particular a commercial vehicle, comprising: a housing (10), in which a receptacle (11) is formed, in which an electronics unit (12) for controlling a security system (203) of the vehicle (200) is arranged, wherein the electronics unit (12) comprises at least one communication element (12a, 12b) for the exchange of data with the vehicle-external communication unit (50).
US10753118B2	Portable shelter with vestibule adapter and concentric flexible connector A portable shelter is provided with a flexible vestibule adapter and a flexible connector connected to the same wall, concentrically surrounding a door. Individual shelter elements may be deployed for functionally different end uses and are protected from weathering and damage when not in use, and the stored elements do not get in the way of other end uses. For example, the vestibule adapter and the flexible connector may be rolled up on themselves for storage individually or together, depending on the desired end-use configuration.
US10753108B2	Power assisted stripping corner for forming concrete walls A stripping corner for an inside form, such as for forming the inside corner of an elevator core in building construction for pouring concrete, is provided that includes a powered actuator that forcibly collapses the perimeter of the inside form, particularly the inside corners of the form, to allow displacement of the inside form from the formed concrete surface to strip the inside form from the concrete.
US10753106B2	Peel and stick decoupling membrane An automated method of manufacturing a decoupling underlayment membrane is provided, the method retrieving a membrane sheet, thermoforming a set of cavities into a top surface of the membrane sheet and pressing a set of through holes into the membrane sheet.
US10753103B2	Floor panel for forming a floor covering Floor panel, characterized in that it is of the type that can be installed according to the fold down-technique, that it comprises coupling means in one piece on all four edges, and that measures are taken in order to avoid an undesired shifting on the long edges during the turning down of the floor panel.
US10753098B2	Box gutter system and sump overflow device An overflow device comprising a sump for a box gutter includes a primary sump receptacle with first and second end walls, a pair of sidewalls extending between and a basal wall, with a primary outlet port for the discharge of water; the second end walls is common in forming a first end wall of a second sump receptacle having a second end wall, opposed sidewalls, a bottom wall and a secondary outlet for the discharge of water. The common wall has an upper edge spaced below the upper edges of each of the first end wall of the primary receptacle, the second end wall of the secondary receptacle and of the opposed sidewalls of each receptacle. The overflow device has a width between at least equal to the width of the box gutter whereby the overflow device is adapted to be installed in relation to a first box gutter section such that:the first end wall of the first sump receptacle extends transversely with respect to the box gutter to enable the overflow device to be sealed to the first section of the box gutter,the overflow device is adapted to be installed, if required, in relation to a second section of the box gutter such that the second end wall extends transversely with respect to the box gutter for sealing the overflow device to the second section of the box gutter; andsuch that, with the overflow device so installed, water can flow from the first section of the box gutter, over an upper edge of the first end wall of the primary receptacle, into the primary receptacle and discharge through the primary outlet port, and with the primary outlet port sufficiently blocked, water can overflow an upper edge of the common wall, into the secondary receptacle and through the secondary outlet port.
US10753094B2	Auxiliary stiffener and customization of prefabricated trusses using same A length-adjustable truss stiffener is intended to be used to strengthen truss systems at locations of localized over-stress to reduce the cost from the alternative solution which is to reduce truss spacings. The stiffener consists of two or more sleeves locking around two or more components of the main truss. The sleeves mounted on different truss components are connected to one another with a length-adjustable shank. The stiffener may be used in two-dimensional or three-dimensional trusses. Of a collection of prefabricated trusses necessary to erect a structure, only a subset of one or more trusses are customized with stiffeners according to loading calculations predicting failure of that subset under required loading conditions, while all other trusses are installed in their original prefabricated state.
US10753087B2	3D fabric for floating floor constructions A floor construction on a subsurface has a screed with a reinforcement made of a 3D textile with a lower and an upper textile ply which are connected together by one or more pile threads, wherein the lower textile ply is arranged in the lower half of the screed and the upper textile ply is arranged in the upper half of the screed, wherein an insulation layer is preferably furthermore arranged between the subsurface and the screed. The reinforced screed of the floor construction allows thin screed layers with good load-bearing capacity. Good footfall sound insulation can be achieved with the floor construction containing an insulation layer.
US10753084B2	Fire-rated joint component and wall assembly A fire-rated component for a fire-rated joint, such as a head-of-wall assembly, includes an elongate body having at least a first layer, which can be in the form of a polymer profile. A second layer can be or include a foil lining and a third layer can be or include an intumescent material. The elongate body, such as the first layer, defines an air gap. The foil lining and/or the intumescent material can be positioned within the air gap. A planar lower portion of the first layer of the elongate body is positioned between a header track and a wallboard in the fire-rated joint. A non-planar upper portion of the first layer of the elongate body is positioned at least partially within a deflection gap of the wall assembly and sealingly engages the ceiling.
US10753080B1	Method of constructing a building, and a building construction system therefor A method of constructing a building includes constructing a vertical support core of the building, and attaching a climbing rail to an exterior of the vertical support core. The climbing rail includes holes spaced vertically. A first floor plate is constructed around a periphery of the vertical support core, at a ground elevation, and includes at least one connecting rail having vertically spaced holes. A climbing jack is attached to the climbing rail, and moved vertically upward on the climbing rail to raise the first floor plate to a first floor final elevation. The first floor plate is permanently attached to the climbing rail at the first floor final elevation by inserting a pin through aligned holes in the connecting rail and the climbing rail.
US10753076B2	Flush toilet Problem: To provide a flush toilet wherein anomalous sounds can be suppressed from occurring when flush water is spouted from the rim spout port together with air accumulated in the upper portion within the rim conduit, and quietness can be improved.Solution: The flush toilet of the present invention includes: a bowl portion 20 having a bowl-shaped waste receiving surface 14 and a rim portion 18 formed on a top edge of a waste receiving surface; a rim spout port 26 configured to spout flush water from the rim portion onto the bowl portion; a rim conduit 24 disposed in the rim portion extending from a rear side region of the bowl portion to the rim spout port; and a stirring portion 44 configured to agitate flush water which is supplied into the rim conduit 24.
US10753066B2	Method of controlling motor grader and motor grader A method of controlling a motor grader including a blade provided between a front wheel and a rear wheel which are attached to a vehicular body and a height adjustment mechanism which adjusts a height of the blade includes obtaining current topography in front of the motor grader and adjusting a height of the blade with respect to the front wheel based on the current topography.
US10753064B2	Arm for material handling machine an An arm for a material handling machine includes a first plate, a second plate, and a pair of side walls. The second plate includes two opposite edges and a first of the pair of side walls is welded inward of the first edge of the second plate. A second of the pair of side walls is welded inward of the opposite edge of the second pate to form two flanges, with each of the two flanges extending on opposite sides of the second plate and having at least one hole at each of its ends. Each of the flanges has a length that is longitudinal with respect to the arm and a width that is transverse with respect to the arm and the length of each flange is between ⅓ and ⅙ of the length of the arm.
US10753055B2	Anti-vehicle devices for a modular anti-vehicle barrier and method for making said modular anti-vehicle barrier A modular anti-vehicle barrier comprising a plurality of anti-vehicle devices provided with respective tubular support elements, which are spaced apart from one another and have respective vertical reference axes, respective regular polygonal shaped bases, which are designed to support said tubular support elements and are mutually arranged in abutment against the relative sides, fastening means designed to mutually connect the bases in order to form a single body, which constitutes a base of the anti-vehicle barrier; friction means, which are interposed between the bases and the upper bearing surface of the ground and are structured for countering by friction the movement of the anti-vehicle barrier caused by an impact of a vehicle against the same, a plurality of ballasts, which are designed to be coupled, in an easily removable manner, to the tubular support elements for adjusting the weight and/or the height of the modular anti-vehicle barrier.
US10753050B2	Industrial mats having cost effective core structures An inventory of industrial mats having different core or internal constructions that are not visible because of the inclusion of side, end, upper and lower components which hide the core or internal construction from view, wherein each mat has an electronic device that indicates what is present in the hidden core or internal construction of the mat, with the electronic device including a processor, storage, and wireless communications circuitry that is configured to transmit identification, location, usage or physical property information of the mats over a wireless telecommunications network. Also, a method for providing an identification of mat properties or usage for an inventory of mats by viewing the information stored on the electronic device or by retrieving over a wireless telecommunications network identification, location, usage or physical property information of the mats from the storage of the electronic device.
US10753049B2	Pavement systems with geocell and geogrid Certain pavement systems and methods for paving are suitable for locations containing a generally weak subgrade with a California Bearing Ratio of four (4) or lower. The pavement system includes a first geogrid layer placed directly on the subgrade; a first granular layer upon the first geogrid layer, the first granular layer having a thickness of from 0.5 times to 20 times the aperture distance of the geogrid layer; a first geocell layer upon the first granular layer comprising a geocell and an infill material; and a capping layer over the geocell layer. A second geocell/geogrid layer can be placed beneath the capping layer, if desired. An optional surface layer may be applied upon the capping layer if desired. The resulting pavement system provides long-term support for pavements applied over the pavement system.
US10753046B2	Soft, strong and bulky tissue The disclosure provides tissue webs and products comprising cross-linked cellulosic fibers. In certain embodiments cross-linked cellulosic fibers are selectively disposed in one or more layers of a multi-layered tissue, wherein the tissue layer comprising cross-linked fibers is adjacent to a layer which is substantially free from cross-linked fiber. The cross-linked fibers may include hardwood kraft fibers reacted with a cross-linking agent selected from the group consisting of DMDHU, DMDHEU, DMU, DHEU, DMEU, and DMeDHEU. Tissue products and webs produced in this manner generally have improved sheet bulk, without losses in strength, compared to similar tissue products produced without cross-linked cellulosic fibers. As such the tissue products of the present invention generally have a basis weight from about 10 to about 50 gsm, a sheet bulk greater from about 8.0 to about 12.0 cc/g and geometric mean tensile from about 730 to about 1,500 g/3″.
US10753043B2	Low viscosity kraft fiber having an enhanced carboxyl content and methods of making and using the same A pulp fiber with an enhanced carboxyl content resulting in improved antimicrobial, anti-yellowing and absorptive properties. Methods for making the kraft pulp fiber and products made from it are also described.
US10753034B2	Dryer filter cleaning apparatus and method of use A clothes dryer filter cleaning apparatus which has a top opening for receiving the dryer filter. The opening includes a pair of rubber flaps which help to prevent dust and lint from escaping the cleaning apparatus. The filter then passes through several sets of flexible cleaning fingers. The dryer filter is then pulled back out of the opening, pulling the screen of the filter back past the cleaning fingers. The manual function can be replaced or enhanced with a pair of motorized fingers on axles.
US10753031B2	Washing machine motor and washing machine having same Provided is a washing machine motor capable of efficiently generating torque by improving a winding factor of coils with a relatively simple configuration. The washing machine motor (12) has an outer rotor (20), an inner rotor (30), and a stator (60). The outer rotor (20) and the inner rotor (30) share coils (63) of the stator (60), and a composite current is supplied to the coils (63) such that the outer rotor (20) and the inner rotor (30) are independently driven. The outer rotor (20) has forty eight outer magnets (24) arranged such that the N and S poles thereof are continuously and alternately aligned in the circumferential direction thereof. The inner rotor (30) has forty-two inner magnets (34) arranged such that the N and S poles thereof are continuously and alternately aligned in the circumferential direction thereof. The stator (60) has thirty-six I-shaped cores (61) and the coils (63).
US10753021B2	Systems and methods for monitoring respiration in a biosensing garment Embodiments described herein relate generally to biosensing garments, and in particular, to systems and methods for monitoring respiration in a biosensing garment, whereby an improved integration of the respiration monitoring circuit into the garment is achieved, resulting in improved signal quality and durability. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes an elongate member having a longitudinal axis and configured to be stretchable along its longitudinal axis. The elongate member includes a plurality of elastic members (e.g., a first elastic member, a second elastic member, and a third elastic member) that extend along the longitudinal axis. A conductive member is coupled to the first, second and third members, and forms a “curved” pattern along the longitudinal axis of the elongate member. The conductive member is configured to change from a first configuration to a second configuration as the elongate member stretches along its longitudinal axis.
US10753017B2	Insulating fabric and method for making the same A sliver-knit insulating fabric is disclosed that has pile extending from both sides of a knitted base material with the insulating fabric having a weight per unit area of less than 200 g/m2. The pile is formed from a plurality of tufts of fibers secured within the knitted base material. The tufts of fibers define a plurality of end portions extending from the knitted base material with a first portion of the end portions extending from a first side of the knitted base material to form a first pile portion and a second portion of the end portions extending from a second side of the knitted base material to form a second pile portion. A method of forming the sliver-knit insulating fabric is also disclosed.
US10753013B2	Method for producing a rotor cup for an open-end spinning rotor along with a rotor cup for an open-end spinning rotor A method for producing a rotor cup for an open-end spinning rotor includes forming separating structures on a front-side rim of the rotor cup for breaking up and preparing a yarn end for piecing. The separating structures are formed by a non-mechanical manufacturing method without contact between the front-side rim and a mechanical forming tool. A rotor cup formed in accordance with the method is also provided.
US10753010B2	Vapor deposition apparatus and techniques using high puritiy polymer derived silicon carbide Organosilicon chemistry, polymer derived ceramic materials, and methods. Such materials and methods for making polysilocarb (SiOC) and Silicon Carbide (SiC) materials having 3-nines, 4-nines, 6-nines and greater purity. Vapor deposition processes and articles formed by those processes utilizing such high purity SiOC and SiC.
US10753006B2	Aircraft engine part including a coating for protection against erosion, and a method of fabricating such a part An aircraft engine-part including at least a metal substrate and a protective coating for protection against erosion that is present on the substrate, the coating including at least one phase including at least chromium at an atom content greater than or equal to 45% and carbon at an atom content lying in the range 5% to 20%, the phase including Cr7C3 and Cr23C6 chromium carbides. A method of fabricating such a part in which electroplating is used to deposit a coating composition on the part and the part is subjected to heat treatment at a temperature lying in the range 250° C. to 70° C.
US10753001B2	Synthetic hydroxide compositions and uses thereof A synthetic caustic composition for use in oil & gas industry activities, said composition comprising: metal hydroxides; an amino acid; urea; a sodium silicate and water.
US10752995B2	Material delivery system and method A method includes applying a first amount of heat to a vapor region of a precursor canister, measuring an indication of saturated vapor pressure within the vapor region during the applying the first amount of heat, and applying a second amount of heat to the vapor region of the precursor canister, the second amount of heat being adjusted from the first amount of heat based on the indication of saturated vapor pressure.
US10752990B2	Apparatus and methods to remove residual precursor inside gas lines post-deposition Apparatus and methods for supplying a gas to a processing chamber are described. The apparatus comprises an inlet line and an outlet line, each with two valves, in fluid communication an ampoule. A bypass line connects the inlet valve and outlet valve closest to the ampoule. The apparatus and methods of use allow a precursor residue to be removed from the delivery lines of a processing chamber.
US10752987B2	System architecture for combined static and pass-by processing Disclosed is a substrate processing system which enables combined static and pass-by processing. Also, a system architecture is provided, which reduces footprint size. The system is constructed such that the substrates are processed therein vertically, and each chamber has a processing source attached to one sidewall thereof, wherein the other sidewall backs to a complementary processing chamber. The chamber system can be milled from a single block of metal, e.g., aluminum, wherein the block is milled from both sides, such that a wall remains and separates each two complementary processing chambers.
US10752986B2	Method of manufacturing a three-dimensional carbon structure The present invention is directed to a method of manufacturing a three-dimensional carbon structure. The method requires graphene layers and/or graphene oxide layers. The layers can be provided such that they correspond to the cross-section of a pre-defined shape. In this regard, the method of the present invention can be employed to manufacture a three-dimensional carbon structure having a custom shape.
US10752985B2	Laminate film and electrode substrate film, and method of manufacturing the same [Object] Provided are a laminate film and an electrode substrate film with excellent etching quality, in which a circuit pattern formed by etching processing is less visible under highly bright illumination, and a method of manufacturing the same.[Solving Means] A laminate film includes a transparent substrate 60 formed of a resin film and a layered film provided on at least one surface of the transparent substrate. The layered film includes metal absorption layers 61 and 63 as a first layer and metal layers (62, 65), (64, 66) as a second layer, counted from the transparent substrate side. The metal absorption layers are formed by a reactive sputtering method which uses a metal target made of Ni alone or an alloy containing two or more elements selected from Ni, Ti, Al, V, W, Ta, Si, Cr, Ag, Mo, and Cu, and a reactive gas containing oxygen. The reactive gas contains hydrogen.
US10752984B2	Method of low pressure carburizing (LPC) of workpieces made of iron alloys and of other metals A method of low pressure carburizing (LPC) of elements made of iron alloys and of other metals in a device for continuous, in-line thermochemical surface treatment, with a constant time-step, with saturation at a temperature from 820° C. to 1200° C. in gaseous atmosphere, wherein into the vacuum chamber of the device a gaseous carbon carrier is introduced using impulses in a constant flow-time sequence, synchronized with the working time-step of the device.
US10752973B2	Ferrite-based stainless steel with high resistance to corrosiveness caused by exhaust gas and condensation and high brazing properties and method for manufacturing same This ferritic stainless steel contains, by mass %, C: 0.001% to 0.030%; Si: 0.01% to 1.00%. Mn: 0.01% to 2.00%, P: 0.050% or less, S: 0.0100% or less, Cr: 11.0% to 30.0%, Mo: 0.01% to 3.00%, Ti: 0.001% to 0.050%, Al: 0.001% to 0.030%, Nb: 0.010% to 1.000%, and N: 0.050% or less, with a remainder being Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein an amount of Al, an amount of Ti, and an amount of Si (mass %) satisfy Al/Ti≥8.4Si-0.78.
US10752971B2	High strength spring, method of manufacturing the same, steel for high strength spring, and method of manufacturing the same A high strength spring containing, by mass %, C: 0.40 to 0.50%, Si: 1.00 to 3.00%, Mn: 0.30 to 1.20%, Ni: 0.05 to 0.50%, Cr: 0.35 to 1.50%, Mo: 0.03 to 0.50%, Cu: 0.05 to 0.50%, Al: 0.005 to 0.100%, V: 0.05 to 0.50%, Nb: 0.005 to 0.150%, N: 0.0100 to 0.0200%, P: limited to be less than or equal to 0.015%, S: limited to be less than or equal to 0.010%, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein a Nb-compound including at least one of Nb-carbide, Nb-nitride and Nb-carbonitride is included, and wherein a V-compound including at least one of V-carbide and V-carbonitride that is precipitated around the Nb-compound is included.
US10752970B2	Method for producing turbine rotor and method for producing turbine A method for producing a turbine rotor includes forming a rotor base material having a maximum outer diameter of 1000 mm or less from low-alloy steel including carbon, silicon, manganese, nickel, chromium, molybdenum, and vanadium; heating the rotor base material, by a quenching process, to a temperature range of 940° C. to 960° C.; performing oil quenching on the rotor base material, after the quenching process, in a temperature range of 250° C. to 500° C., at a cooling rate of at least 2.0° C./min; and tempering the rotor base material, after the quenching process, at a temperature of at least 630° C., and under a condition that a tempering parameter P is in the range of 19700 to 19900, wherein P is defined by the formula P=T (C+log(t)).
US10752967B2	Hide sorting systems and methods Methods and systems for sorting hides are provided. In particular, one or more embodiments comprise a tanning control system that enhances the traceability of hides by capturing and utilizing data related to the unloading, tanning, sorting, and packaging of hides. Furthermore, one or more embodiments enable the tanning control system to improve efficiency by sorting hides based, at least in part, on data generated during prior tanning processes. Additionally, one or more embodiments facilitate the tanning control system in customizing the sorting and packaging of hides based, at least in part, on one or more hide characteristics and/or customer specifications.
US10752966B2	Methods and compositions for detection of enterovirus D68 The present disclosure is directed to improved methods and compositions for the detection of enterovirus D68.
US10752964B1	Disease resistance alleles in soybean Methods for conveying Phytophthora sojae resistance into non-resistant soybean germplasm are provided. In some embodiments, the methods include introgressing Phytophthora sojae resistance into a non-resistant soybean using one or more nucleic acid markers for marker-assisted breeding among soybean lines to be used in a soybean breeding program, wherein the markers are linked to and/or associated with Phytophthora sojae resistance. Also provided are single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with resistance to pathogens; soybean plants, seeds, and tissue cultures produced by any of the disclosed methods; seed produced by the disclosed soybean plants; and compositions including amplification primer pairs capable of initiating DNA polymerization by a DNA polymerase on soybean nucleic acid templates to generate soybean marker amplicons to be used in selecting or identifying Phytophthora sojae resistant soybean lines.
US10752954B2	Method for detecting mutations in single cells or single molecules The invention provides a high efficiency fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) method for detecting mutations on individual RNA transcripts, including both exonic and intronic RNA transcripts. In certain embodiments, the method is used to quantify allelic expression at the population and single cell level, and also to distinguish maternal chromosomes from paternal chromosomes in single cells.
US10752953B2	Method of detecting cancer through generalized loss of stability of epigenetic domains, and compositions thereof Provided herein is a method of detecting cancer through generalized loss of stability of epigenetic domains as well as compositions useful therein. The present invention is based on the discovery that generalized loss of stability of epigenetic domains was determined to be a characteristic across various cancer types. Genome-scale bisulfite sequencing of cancers revealed a surprising loss of methylation stability in the cancer methylome, involving both CpG islands and shores, as well as large (up to several megabases) blocks of hypomethylation affecting more than half of the genome, with concomitant stochastic variability in gene expression.
US10752947B2	Method to amplify transverse tunneling current discrimination of DNA nucleotides via nucleotide site specific attachment of dye-peptide Apparatus and methods to identify nucleotides of a DNA strand. The method includes exposing the DNA strand to a first dye or peptide, attaching the first dye or peptide to a first type of nucleotide (A,T,C,G) of the DNA strand, the first dye or peptide changing a conductance of the first type of nucleotide to which the first dye or peptide is attached, and measuring a tunneling current signal for all nucleotides of the DNA strand, the changed conductance of the first type of nucleotide providing amplified tunneling current discrimination of the nucleotides of the DNA strand.
US10752936B2	Device for analyzing a biological sample A device for analyzing a biological sample which includes a separation and detection chamber into which an injection channel and a discharge channel open, a filter separating the chamber into two distinct spaces so as to define a first space into which the injection channel opens and a second space into which the discharge channel opens, the filter having a porosity suitable for the separation to be carried out, a rough bearing surface having a surface roughness parameter suitable for carrying out a mechanical lysis of the biological species present in the sample, the bearing surface being arranged in the first space, a flexible membrane arranged opposite the rough bearing surface relative to the filter and blocking an opening made through the housing.
US10752928B2	Production of non-caloric sweeteners using engineered whole-cell catalysts Disclosed are whole-cell catalysts, methods of making the whole-cell catalysts, and methods of using the whole-cell catalysts to produce steviol glycosides.
US10752920B2	Methods and compositions for RNA-directed target DNA modification and for RNA-directed modulation of transcription The present disclosure provides a DNA-targeting RNA that comprises a targeting sequence and, together with a modifying polypeptide, provides for site-specific modification of a target DNA and/or a polypeptide associated with the target DNA. The present disclosure further provides site-specific modifying polypeptides. The present disclosure further provides methods of site-specific modification of a target DNA and/or a polypeptide associated with the target DNA. The present disclosure provides methods of modulating transcription of a target nucleic acid in a target cell, generally involving contacting the target nucleic acid with an enzymatically inactive Cas9 polypeptide and a DNA-targeting RNA. Kits and compositions for carrying out the methods are also provided. The present disclosure provides genetically modified cells that produce Cas9; and Cas9 transgenic non-human multicellular organisms.
US10752917B2	Methods and products for expressing proteins in cells The present invention relates in part to nucleic acids encoding proteins, therapeutics comprising nucleic acids encoding proteins, methods for inducing cells to express proteins using nucleic acids, methods, kits and devices for transfecting, gene editing, and reprogramming cells, and cells, organisms, and therapeutics produced using these methods, kits, and devices. Methods and products for altering the DNA sequence of a cell are described, as are methods and products for inducing cells to express proteins using synthetic RNA molecules. Therapeutics comprising nucleic acids encoding gene-editing proteins are also described.
US10752907B2	Promoter variants An isolated and/or artificial pG1-x promoter, which is a functional variant of the carbon source regulatable pG1 promoter of Pichia pastoris identified by SEQ ID 1, which pG1-x promoter consists of or comprises at least a part of SEQ ID 1 with a length of at least 293 bp, characterized by the following promoter regions: a) at least one core regulatory region comprising the nucleotide sequences SEQ ID 2 and SEQ ID 3; and b) a non-core regulatory region, which is any region within the pG1-x promoter sequence other than the core regulatory region; wherein the pG1-x promoter comprises at least one mutation in any of the promoter regions and a sequence identity of at least 80% in SEQ ID 2 and SEQ ID 3, and a sequence identity of at least 50% in any region other than SEQ ID 2 or SEQ ID 3; and further wherein the pG1-x promoter is characterized by the same or an increased promoter strength and induction ratio as compared to the pG1 promoter, wherein the promoter strength is at least 1.1-fold increased in the induced state as compared to the pG1 promoter, and/or the induction ratio is at least 1.1-fold increased as compared to the pG1 promoter.
US10752904B2	Extensible recombinase cascades Provided herein are genetic constructs comprising genetic perturbation cassettes and methods of using such to assess the timing and order of gene expression.
US10752901B2	Inhibition of ferrochelatase as an antiangiogenic therapy Methods for treating angiogenesis-mediated diseases are disclosed. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to methods of inhibiting ferrochelatase as an antiangiogenic therapy.
US10752893B2	Isolating traffic-enhancing mutants of drug delivery protein The invention relates to methods for isolating traffic-enhancing mutants of drug delivery proteins. In one embodiment, the invention provides a carrier for delivering a therapeutic agent to an organelle, comprising a polypeptide encoded by a mutant penton base gene. In another embodiment, the invention provides a method of enhancing trafficking to a cell by administering a composition comprising a penton base (PB) protein with one or more mutations that enhance cellular entry.
US10752891B2	Protein-based sample collection matrices and devices Provided herein are methods and compositions to effectively isolate nucleic acids using protein-based sample collection matrices.
US10752883B2	Generation of neural stem cells and motor neurons A method of generating a population of cells useful for treating a brain disorder in a subject is disclosed. The method comprises contacting mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) with at least one exogenous miRNA having a nucleic acid sequence at least 90% identical to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 15-19 and 27-35, thereby generating a population of cells and/or generating neurotrophic factors that may provide important signals to damaged tissues or locally residing stem cells. MSCs differentiated by miRs may also secrete miRs and deliver them to adjacent cells and therefore provide important signals to neighboring endogenous normal or malignant cells.
US10752878B2	Sugar mixtures and methods for production and use thereof A sugar mixture comprising: monosaccharides; oligosaccharides in a ratio≥0.06 to total saccharides; disaccharides in a ratio to total saccharides≥0.05; pentose in a ratio to total saccharides≥0.05; at least one alpha-bonded di-glucose; and at least one beta-bonded di-glucose. Also disclosed are methods to make and/or use such mixtures.
US10752874B2	Instruments, modules, and methods for improved detection of edited sequences in live cells The present disclosure provides instruments, modules and methods for improved detection of edited cells following nucleic acid-guided nuclease genome editing. The disclosure provides improved automated instruments that perform methods—including high throughput methods—for screening cells that have been subjected to editing and identifying cells that have been properly edited.
US10752869B2	Laundry detergent sheet comprising lines of frangibility A non-fibrous laundry detergent sheet includes at least one line of frangibility for separating the sheet into smaller sections with different sizes.
US10752867B2	Cleaning compositions This disclosure relates to a cleaning composition that contains 1) at least one redox agent; 2) at least one alkylsulfonic acid or a salt thereof, the alkylsulfonic acid containing an alkyl group substituted by OH or NH2; 3) at least one aminoalcohol; 4) at least one corrosion inhibitor; 5) at least one water soluble organic solvent; 6) water; and 7) optionally, at least one pH adjusting agent.
US10752864B2	Polyethylene glycol-based laundry detergent comprising functionalized siloxane polymers A composition including a siloxane polymer. A method of treating and/or cleaning a situs using the same.
US10752853B2	Copolymer that can be used as detergent additive for fuel A block copolymer including: at least one block A of following formula (I): in which p is an integer ranging from 2 to 100, R1′ is selected from hydrogen and the methyl group, R2′ is chosen from C1 to C34 hydrocarbon-based chains, at least one block B of following formula (II): in which n is an integer ranging from 2 to 40, R1 is chosen from hydrogen and the methyl group, Z is chosen from the oxygen atom and the group —NR′— with R′ being chosen from a hydrogen atom and C1 to C12 hydrocarbon-based chains, G is a C1 to C34 hydrocarbon-based chain substituted by at least one quaternary ammonium group and optionally one or more hydroxyl groups. Also, the use of such a block copolymer as detergent additive in an internal combustion engine liquid fuel.
US10752852B2	Fuel additive A hydrocarbon fuel additive being a solution of the active complex in an organic solvent is provided, wherein the active complex consists of: chiral ester C4-C9 and monocarboxylic acid C1-C6. The achievable technical result is the decrease in the hydrocarbon fuel consumption in gasoline and diesel internal combustion engines, boiler units from 4.7 to 9.9%, and, accordingly, the increase in the efficiency of these devices, as well as the extension of the range of tools to reduce the hydrocarbon fuel consumption and improve the efficiency of internal combustion engines and boiler units.
US10752849B2	Hydroprocessing of deasphalted catalytic slurry oil Systems and methods are provided for upgrading catalytic slurry oil. The upgrading can be performed by deasphalting the catalytic slurry oil to form a deasphalted oil and a residual or rock fraction. The deasphalted oil can then be hydroprocessed to form an upgraded effluent that includes fuels boiling range products.
US10752847B2	Integrated hydrothermal process to upgrade heavy oil An integrated hydrothermal process for upgrading heavy oil includes the steps of mixing a heated water stream and a heated feed in a mixer to produce a mixed fluid, introducing the mixed stream to a reactor unit to produce a reactor effluent that includes light fractions, heavy fractions, and water, cooling the reactor effluent in a cooling device to produce a cooled fluid, depressurizing the cooled fluid in a depressurizing device to produce a depressurized fluid, introducing the depressurized fluid to a flash drum configured to separate the depressurized fluid into a light fraction stream and a heavy fraction stream. The light fraction stream includes the light fractions and water and the heavy fraction stream includes the heavy fractions and water. The process further includes the step of introducing the heavy fraction stream to an aqueous reforming unit that includes a catalyst to produce an aqueous reforming outlet.
US10752845B2	Using molecular weight and invariant mapping to determine performance of rotating equipment in a petrochemical plant or refinery A plant or refinery may include equipment such as condensers, regenerators, distillation columns, rotating equipment, compressors, pumps, turbines, or the like. Different operating methods may impact deterioration in equipment condition, thereby prolonging equipment life, extending production operating time, or providing other benefits. Mechanical or digital sensors may be used for monitoring equipment to determine whether problems are developing. For example, sensors may be used in conjunction with one or more system components to perform invariant mapping, monitor system operating characteristics, and/or predict pressure, volume, surges, reactor loop fouling, gas quality, or the like. An operating condition (e.g., of one or more pieces of equipment in the plant or refinery) may be adjusted to prolong equipment life or avoid equipment failure.
US10752834B2	Composite fluorescent gold nanoclusters with high quantum yield and method for manufacturing the same Disclosed herein are composite fluorescent gold nanoclusters with high quantum yield, as well as methods for manufacturing the same. According to some embodiments, the composite fluorescent gold nanocluster includes a gold nanocluster and a capping layer that encapsulates at least a portion of the outer surface of the gold nanocluster. The capping layer includes a matrix made of a benzene-based compound, and multiple phosphine-based compounds distributed across the matrix.
US10752829B2	Compositions of hydraulic fracturing fluid and method thereof A hydraulic fracture fluid is provided. The fluid can include a liquid solvent, one or more surfactants, a proppant-forming compound, and one or more curing agents. The liquid reacts to form proppant in-situ under downhole conditions.
US10752828B2	Processes for fracturing using shape memory alloys A method for extracting natural gas or petroleum-based products, including: introducing shape memory alloy beads into a wellbore with hydraulic fracturing fluid to form a bridge comprising shape memory alloy beads in a tertiary path, where the shape memory alloy beads forming the bridge have a first phase, and the hydraulic fracturing fluid has an initial hydraulic fracturing fluid flow rate across the bridge; applying a pressure to transform the shape memory alloy beads to a second phase, where deforming the shape memory alloy beads causes the hydraulic fracturing fluid to have a second hydraulic fracturing fluid flow rate across the bridge.
US10752815B2	Low molecular weight butene-1-co-hexene-1 amorphous poly alpha olefins for hot-melt adhesives with enhanced properties A hot-melt formulation includes a butene-1-co-hexene-1 copolymer formed from butene-1 and hexene-1 monomers synthesized using a supported Ziegler-Natta catalyst reacted with an organometallic cocatalyst, a styrenic block copolymer with less than 15 percent bound styrene, a high melt viscosity metallocene catalyzed polyolefin, a high melt viscosity polypropylene with a melt viscosity above 18,000 cps, and a low molecular weight polyethylene wax, wherein the melt viscosity of the wax is less than 1,000 centipoise at a temperature of 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
US10752796B2	Water-based inkjet ink composition A water-based inkjet ink composition comprising composite resin fine particles composed of a first resin and a second resin, and having an SP value of from 9.0 to 12.0 (cal/cm3)1/2, wherein the SP value of the second resin is higher than the SP value of the first resin, and the first resin has a higher mass than the second resin.
US10752792B2	Fluorinated ester compound additives for architectural coatings The present invention is a composition comprising (a) a coating base selected from a water-dispersed coating, an epoxy polymer coating, an alkyd coating, a Type I urethane coating, or an unsaturated polyester coating; and (b) a fluorinated ester compound represented by Formula (I): [AsY(CH2)x-Q-Z—(CH2)y—Rf]t (I) where A is independently —OH, a C1-C18 alkyl, —CH2OH, —CH2COOH, or (CH2CH2O)a(CH2CH(CH3)O)bH; a and b are independently 0 to 3, where a+b is 1 to 3; s is 0 to 2; Y is a linear or branched alkylene organic group having t+s substitutions; x is 0 or 1; Q is —C(O)O— or —OC(O)—; Z is —(CH2)yS— or —(CH2CH2O)m(CH2CH(CH3)O)n—; y is 2 to 6; m and n are independently 0 to 6, where m+n is 1 to 6; Rf is a straight or branched perfluoroalkyl group of 2 to 20 carbon atoms; and t is 2 to 6, such that s+t is 2 to 6.
US10752791B2	Resin solution composition The present invention relates to a resin solution composition containing at least one resin selected from the group consisting of aromatic polysulfones, aromatic polyamideimides, aromatic polyetherimides, aromatic polyimides and aromatic polyamic acids, a sulfone-based solvent, and an ester-based solvent, wherein in this resin solution composition, an amount of the resin, relative to the total mass of the resin solution composition, is at least 10% by mass but not more than 50% by mass, and an amount of the ester-based solvent, relative to the total amount of the sulfone-based solvent and the ester-based solvent, is at least 15% by mass but not more than 85% by mass.
US10752777B2	Polymer composite comprising an interfacially modified fiber and particle Embodiments herein relate to a composite material including about 10 to 80 wt. % of a polymer phase, the polymer phase comprising a thermoplastic polymer with a density of less than about 1.9 g-m−3; and about 20 to 90 wt. % of a dispersed mixed particulate phase, the dispersed mixed particulate phase comprising a mixed particulate and about 0.005 to 8 wt. % of a coating of at least one interfacial modifier. The mixed particulate including a portion of a reinforcing fiber and a portion of a particle. The composite material having a Young's modulus of greater than 700 MPa. In various embodiments, structural building components made from the composite are included as well as additive manufacturing components made from the composite. Other embodiments are also included herein.
US10752774B2	Polyorganosiloxane composition for molding, optical member, light source lens or cover, and molding method A polyorganosiloxane composition for molding includes: (A) a straight-chain polyorganosiloxane having two or more alkenyl groups and having a viscosity (25° C.) of 10,000 to 500,000 mPa·s; (B) 30 to 80 mass % of a resinoid polyorganosiloxane including M, D, and Q units, at a molar ratio of a:b:c, on average (0.3≤a≤0.6, 0≤b≤0.1, 0.4≤c≤0.7, and a+b+c=1), and having two or more alkenyl groups; (C) an amount of a polyorganohydrogensiloxane having Si-bonded hydrogen atoms, an average degree of polymerization of 10 or more, a content of the Si-bonded hydrogen atoms of 5.0 mmol/g or more and 11.0 mmol/g or less, and a mass decrease rate up to 140° C. by TGA of 2.0 mass % or less so that an amount of the (Si-bonded hydrogen atoms/alkenyl groups) is 1.0 to 3.0 mol; and (D) a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst. A cured product excellent in mold release property is obtained and contamination of a metal mold is prevented.
US10752769B2	Hydrocarbon polymer additives and compositions prepared thereof The present invention provides an elastomeric composition comprising: at least one first elastomer; at least one first hydrocarbon polymer additive; and at least one second hydrocarbon polymer additive; wherein each of the first hydrocarbon polymer additive and the second hydrocarbon polymer additive is selected from the group consisting of: C5 aliphatic resins, C9 aromatic resins, mixed C5/C9 resins, pure aromatic monomer resins, dicyclopentadiene (DCPD) resins, aromatic modified cycloaliphatic resins, coumarone indene resins, rosin resins, rosin esters, terpene resins, modified terpene resins, terpene phenolic resins, and hydrogenated resins thereof. The composition may further comprise a second elastomer which is immiscible with the first elastomer.
US10752764B2	Compositions and methods for crosslinking polymers in the presence of atmospheric oxygen An organic peroxide formulation includes at least one organic peroxide and at least one cellulose compound. Embodiments of the organic peroxide formulations significant improvements in surface tackiness (often including but not limited to tack-free surfaces) when curing elastomers in the presence of oxygen. Embodiments of the present invention relate to organic peroxide formulations that can cure solid elastomers in the full or partial presence of oxygen using, for example, a hot air oven or tunnel, molten salt bath, or steam autoclave. Embodiments of the invention also relate to crosslinkable elastomer compositions, processes for curing the elastomers, and products made by such processes.
US10752761B2	Polypropylene resin composition and article prepared therefrom A polypropylene resin composition may include an amount of 40 to 60 wt % of a polypropylene resin, an amount of 1 to 10 wt % of a polyethylene resin, an amount of 10 to 20 wt % of an olefin elastomer, and an amount of 1 to 20 wt % of a reinforcing material wherein all the wt % are based on the total weight of the polypropylene resin composition. Accordingly, a high gloss may be obtained without a coating process and moldability of the polypropylene resin may be obtained. Further provided is a molded article of an interior material or an exterior material of a vehicle manufactured by using the polypropylene resin composition.
US10752758B2	Insulating resin composition for DC power cable, crosslinked resin body, DC power cable, member for forming reinforcing insulating layer of DC power joint, and DC power cable joint An insulating resin composition for a DC power cable improves DC electrical properties and extrusion stability, and includes (A) a low-density polyethylene having a complex viscosity η100, which is measured at 130° C. and a frequency of 100 rad/s, of 600 to 1,300 Pa·s, wherein a ratio (η0.1/η100) of a complex viscosity η0.1, which is measured at 130° C. and a frequency of 0.1 rad/s, to the complex viscosity η*100 is 4 or more; (B) a modified polyethylene; and (C) a stabilizer including a mixture of a hindered phenol antioxidant and a thioether antioxidant. The amount of carbonyl groups introduced into the resin composition through the component (B) is 7×10−6 to 1.3×10−5 mol/g relative to the total mass of the component (A), the component (B), and the component (C).
US10752757B2	Tire Provided is a tire comprising a tread composed of a rubber composition, the rubber composition comprising 21 to 100 parts by mass of a liquid styrene butadiene rubber having a styrene content of 40 to 60% by mass and a weight average molecular weight of 4000 to 20000, based on 100 parts by mass of a rubber component comprising a linear styrene butadiene rubber having a styrene content of 35 to 45% by mass, a vinyl content of 35 to 45% by mass, and a weight average molecular weight of 1,000,000 to 1,400,000.
US10752756B2	Anti-vibration rubber composition and anti vibration rubber Provided is an anti-vibration rubber composition, including the following components (A) to (D), in which a ratio of the component (B) to a total content of the components (A) and (B) is from 5 wt. % to 20 wt. %: (A) A natural rubber, or a blended rubber of the natural rubber and a butadiene rubber; (B) A hydrogenated styrene-butadiene block copolymer; (C) A sulfur-based vulcanizing agent; (D) Zinc monomethacrylate. Thus, there can be provided an anti-vibration rubber composition and an anti-vibration rubber each of which is excellent in heat resistance, and has both a high damping property and a low dynamic-to-static modulus ratio.
US10752753B2	Flame-retardant compositions and related methods A composition having a polycarbonate or polycarbonate-copolymer component having a glass transition temperature of at least 120° C., and an additive component having the following elements: i) a mixture of saturated and unsaturated fatty esters, a mixture of organic fatty amides with surfactants, a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane or a mixture of one or more polyhedral oligomeric silsequioxanes, or a combination thereof; ii) inorganic particulates with average particle sizes of less than 100 nm; iii) a high molecular weight, low volatility primary antioxidant; iv) a high molecular weight, low volatility secondary antioxidant; and v) a non-halogenated fire retardant or a mixture of one or more non-halogenated fire retardants.
US10752751B2	Plasticizer composition, resin composition and methods of preparing the same The present invention relates to a plasticizer composition, a resin composition and a method of preparing the same, particularly, provides an environmentally-friendly plasticizer composition, which is suitable for use as an application to resins for food packaging, has excellent transparency, color and pressure-sensitive adhesion, and is capable of maintaining/improving mechanical properties such as tensile strength, an elongation rate and hardness when used as a plasticizer of the resin composition, and a resin composition including the same.
US10752747B2	Humins-containing foam A foam includes a cellular structure and having a density of at most 0.50 g/cm3, where the cellular structure is provided by a solid material that includes humins. Such a foam is prepared in a process, which includes: providing a starting material containing humins; and heating the starting material to a temperature in the range of 150 to 450° C. The foam can be used in articles for a variety of applications such as substrate for plant growth, as adsorbent for treating waste water or waste gases, as support for solid catalysts, as insulation material, or packaging material.
US10752745B2	Polyolefin film for use in packaging A polyolefin packaging film is provided. The polyolefin film is formed by a thermoplastic composition containing a continuous phase that includes a polyolefin matrix polymer and nanoinclusion additive is provided. The nanoinclusion additive is dispersed within the continuous phase as discrete nano-scale phase domains. When drawn, the nano-scale phase domains are able to interact with the matrix in a unique manner to create a network of nanopores.
US10752743B2	Vinyl ester powder pre-preg The invention provides a powder pre-preg comprising as sole resin a vinyl ester resin having a Tg in the range of −5 to +30° C. and a melt viscosity @100° C. in the range of 2 to 75 dPa·s, which can be used in making a composite at a temperature as low as 80° C.
US10752742B2	Decorative film A decorative film includes: a substrate; and a polymer layer including on a surface thereof an uneven structure provided with projections at a pitch not longer than a wavelength of visible light. The substrate contains a polycarbonate at least in its surface close to the polymer layer. The polymer layer is a cured product of a polymerizable composition. The polymerizable composition contains a release agent, a polyfunctional acrylate containing one or both of an ethylene oxide group and a propylene oxide group, and 2-(2-vinyloxyethoxy)ethyl acrylate. The polymerizable composition contains, in terms of active components, given proportions of the release agent and the 2-(2-vinyloxyethoxy)ethyl acrylate. The polymerizable composition contains, in terms of active components, a given total amount of the ethylene oxide group and the propylene oxide group in the polyfunctional acrylate and the 2-(2-vinyloxyethoxy)ethyl acrylate.
US10752741B2	UV blocking film and composition comprising microfibrillated cellulose, a method for producing said film and use of the composition The present invention relates to an UV blocking film comprising microfibrillated cellulose wherein at least part of the microfibrillated cellulose is microfibrillated cellulose produced from non-chemical modified lignocellulosic material. The invention also relates to a method for producing the film, use of said film as well as a composition having UV blocking properties.
US10752738B2	Water-based resin composition and articles made therefrom An aqueous elastomer dispersion includes a dispersed phase and an aqueous phase. The dispersed phase includes an elastomer including curable aliphatic conjugated-diene elastomers, such as polyisoprene, and a minor amount of at least one additive. The aqueous phase includes water and other optional components in either a soluble state or a dispersion state. The aqueous elastomer dispersion may be prepared by dissolving an elastomer, such as rubber, and additives in a solvent mixture and then converting the resulting solution into an aqueous emulsion. The aqueous emulsion is concentrated and the solvent is stripped from it to yield a dilute latex. The dilute latex that is obtained is concentrated again. Articles made from the aqueous elastomer dispersion include medical gloves, condoms, probe covers, dental dams, finger cots, catheters and the like.
US10752737B2	Touch sensitive element and display device comprising the same Provided are a touch sensitive element and a display device including the same. The touch sensitive element according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes an electroactive layer formed of a linear boron nitride polymer and an electrode disposed on at least one surface of the electroactive layer. Therefore, a piezoelectricity of the electroactive layer is improved to improve vibration strength of the touch sensitive element and significantly improve heat resistance.
US10752721B2	Elastomeric copolymers based on [bis(trihydrocarbylsilyl)aminosilyl]-functionalized styrene and their use in the preparation of rubbers The present invention relates to the use of specific styrene derivatives in the production of an elastomeric copolymer. The invention further relates to methods for producing an elastomeric copolymer and an elastomeric copolymer. Moreover, the invention relates to a method for preparing a rubber comprising vulcanizing the elastomeric copolymer, and a rubber as obtainable according to the method. Further, the invention relates to a rubber composition, a tire component comprising the rubber composition, and a tire comprising the tire component.
US10752719B2	Composition for soft mold and soft mold manufactured by using the composition A composition for a soft mold according to an embodiment of the inventive concept may manufacture a soft mold having good durability and release properties by including at least one multifunctional acrylate monomer, at least one photoinitiator, and a siloxane compound, and may improve productivity in the manufacture of an optical member by using the soft mold.
US10752715B2	Ionomer compositions and methods of making and using same A method comprising contacting at least one metal salt of an organic acid with at least one aromatic compound in a reaction zone under conditions suitable for the formation of a polymer, wherein the metal salt of an organic acid comprises a metal and at least one unsaturated organic acid moiety. A composition comprising polystyrene and a metal salt of cinnamic acid. An article made from a composition comprising polystyrene and a metal salt of cinnamic acid. A composition comprising polystyrene and a salt of a fatty acid. An article made from a composition comprising polystyrene and a salt of a fatty acid.
US10752711B2	Thermoplastic elastomers via reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization of triglycerides The present invention relates to a thermoplastic block copolymer comprising at least one PA block and at least one PB block. The PA block represents a polymer block comprising one or more units of monomer A, and the PB block represents a polymer block comprising one or more units of monomer B. Monomer A is a vinyl, acrylic, diolefin, nitrile, dinitrile, acrylonitrile monomer, a monomer with reactive functionality, or a crosslinking monomer. Monomer B is a radically polymerizable triglyceride or mixtures thereof, typically in the form of a plant or animal oil. The present invention also relates to a method of preparing a thermoplastic block copolymer or novel thermoplastic statistical copolymers by polymerizing a radically polymerizable monomer with a radically polymerizable triglyceride or mixtures thereof via reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer polymerization (RAFT), in the presence of an free radical initiator and a chain transfer agent.
US10752709B2	Vinyl chloride-based polymer composition and method for producing the same The present invention relates to a vinyl chloride-based polymer composition and a method for producing the same, and more particularly, to a vinyl chloride-based polymer composition including a vinyl chloride-based polymer and a plasticizer, wherein the vinyl chloride-based polymer includes a higher fatty acid having 10 to 18 carbon atoms in an amount of more than 0.05 parts by weight to less than 2.0 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the vinyl chloride-based polymer.
US10752708B2	Curable composition, cured product and optical member A curable composition capable of manufacturing a cured product having a high refractive index is provided. The curable composition contains a polymerizable compound represented by formula (1) and inorganic particles. In formula (1), La represents a divalent linking group, and the divalent linking group includes at least one of a divalent aromatic group, a divalent polycyclic aliphatic group and an alkylene group having an aromatic group, Ar represents an aromatic group, and R represents an aromatic group optionally having one or more substituents or a polycyclic aliphatic group optionally having one or more substituents.
US10752702B2	Anti-TIE2 antibodies and uses thereof The present invention provides antibodies that bind to Tie2 and methods of using same. According to certain embodiments of the invention, the antibodies are fully human antibodies that bind to human Tie2 and block the interaction between Tie2 and one or more Tie2 ligands such as angiopoietin 1 (Ang1), angiopoietin 2 (Ang2), angiopoietin 3 (Ang3) and/or angiopoietin 4 (Ang4). The antibodies of the invention are useful, inter alia, for the treatment of diseases and disorders associated with one or more Tie2 biological activities including angiogenesis. In certain embodiments, pairs of activating Tie-2 antibodies showed an additive effect on the treatment of influenza infection when combined with anti-influenza HA. In other embodiments, prophylactic administration pairs of activating Tie2 antibodies delayed death and improved survival in a lethal model of E. coli intoxication (sepsis) over isotype/untreated controls.
US10752693B2	Methods for treating obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease or nonalcoholic steatohepatitis using glucagon receptor antagonistic antibodies The present disclosure relates to methods for treating or preventing obesity and/or nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases (NAFLDs) and/or nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) using a glucagon receptor blocking agent. In various embodiments, the present disclosure relates to methods for treating or preventing NAFLD/NASH using antigen binding and antagonizing proteins, e.g., fully human antibodies, that specifically bind to and antagonize the function of the human glucagon receptor.
US10752692B2	Anti human interleukin-1 receptor accessory protein (IL1 RAP) antibodies and uses thereof The present invention provides an antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof with binding specificity for human interleukin-1 receptor accessory protein (IL1RAP) wherein the antibody or antigen-binding fragment is capable of inhibiting the binding of antibody ‘CAN04’ to human IL1RAP. The invention further provides the use of such antibodies or an antigen-binding fragments in the treatment and/or diagnosis of IL-1 associated diseases and conditions, including cancers such as acute myeloid leukemia and melanoma.
US10752690B2	Biologically active molecule conjugates, reagents and methods of manufacture, and therapeutic uses The present disclosure relates to conjugates comprising biologically active molecules linked to a multimeric antigen-binding compound or a multimeric immunoglobulin via a linker. The disclosure further provides reagents and methods of manufacturing the conjugates and the linkers. The disclosure also provides compositions comprising the conjugates, methods of modifying abnormal cell growth and methods of treatment using the conjugates or the compositions.
US10752687B2	Antibody molecules to PD-1 and uses thereof Antibody molecules that specifically bind to PD-1 are disclosed. The anti-PD-1 antibody molecules can be used to treat, prevent and/or diagnose cancerous or infectious conditions and disorders.
US10752683B2	Folate receptor 1 antibodies and immunoconjugates and uses thereof Novel anti-cancer agents, including, but not limited to, antibodies and immunoconjugates, that bind to human folate receptor 1 are provided. Methods of using the agents, antibodies, or immunoconjugates, such as methods of inhibiting tumor growth are further provided.
US10752681B2	Therapeutic agent preparations for delivery into a lumen of the intestinal tract using a swallowable drug delivery device Embodiments of the invention provide swallowable devices, preparations and methods for delivering drugs and other therapeutic agents within the GI tract. Many embodiments provide a swallowable device for delivering the agents. Particular embodiments provide a swallowable device such as a capsule for delivering drugs into the intestinal wall or other GI lumen. Embodiments also provide various drug preparations that are configured to be contained within the capsule, advanced from the capsule into the intestinal wall and degrade to release the drug into the bloodstream to produce a therapeutic effect. The preparation can be operably coupled to delivery means having a first configuration where the preparation is contained in the capsule and a second configuration where the preparation is advanced out of the capsule into the intestinal wall. Embodiments of the invention are particularly useful for the delivery of drugs which are poorly absorbed, tolerated and/or degraded within the GI tract.
US10752680B2	Antibodies against phosphorylcholine in combination therapy with biologic agents Antibodies against PC, PC conjugate or bioactive components and/or fragments thereof for use in combination therapy with one or more biologic agents and/or stem cells are disclosed, as well as compositions comprising the antibodies in combination with one or more biologic agents and/or stem cells. Also disclosed are PC conjugates, PC or bioactive components and/or parts/fragments thereof for use in activation immunotherapy prior to or in combination with treatment with biologic agents and/or stem cells for curing, treating, preventing, and/or reducing the risk of developing auto-immune diseases, chronic inflammatory diseases, and cancer diseases, as well as compositions comprising them in combination with biologic agents and/or stem cells.
US10752679B2	Tau immunotherapy The invention provides antibodies to tau. The antibodies inhibit or delay tau-associated pathologies and associated symptomatic deterioration.
US10752676B2	Neutralising antibodies to the major exotoxins TCDA and TCDB of Clostridium difficile This present invention describes the derivation and selection of antibodies capable of neutralising the major exotoxins; TcdA and TcdB of Clostridium difficile. The invention also describes novel neutralisation and antigen binding properties of individual Mabs and mixtures thereof.
US10752673B2	High-throughput screening of functional antibody fragments, immunoconjugate comprising the same, and adaptor-drug conjugate for screening Disclosed herein are methods for high-throughput screening of a functional antibody fragment for an immunoconjugate that targets a protein antigen. The method combines a phage-displayed synthetic antibody library and high-throughput cytotoxicity screening of non-covalently assembled immunotoxins or cytotoxic drug to identify highly functional synthetic antibody fragments for delivering toxin payloads.
US10752672B1	Recombinant hemoglobins and methods of preparation and use thereof The present disclosure relates to recombinant hemoglobins with improved oxygen carrying capacity and methods of preparation and use thereof. The present disclosure also relates to a pharmaceutical composition including the recombinant hemoglobin useful for treating oxygen deficiency related diseases or conditions, such as stroke, hemorrhagic shock, peripheral arterial disease (PAD), acute mountain sickness (AMS), cancer, and Parkinson's disease (PD).
US10752657B2	Antimicrobial peptides derived from hepatitis B virus core protein arginine-rich domain A pharmaceutical composition comprising: (a) an isolated peptide, wherein the peptide includes three or four arginine-rich domains (ARDs) from the carboxy-terminal region of hepatitis B virus core protein (HBc) and exhibits an anti-microbial activity; and (b) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
US10752656B2	Anti-microbial supramolecular structures Supramolecular structures comprising noncovalently associated peptide amphiphiles and lipids are provided. In particular, provided herein are supramolecular nanostructures of peptide amphiphiles and lipids, co-assembly of which is driven by anion-π interactions, and methods of preparation and use (e.g., as an antimicrobial agent) thereof.
US10752655B2	Dual mass spectrometry-cleavable crosslinking reagents for protein-protein interactions Described are dual mass-spectrometry-cleavable cross-linkers that can be cleaved selectively using two differential tandem mass-spectrometric techniques such as collision induced dissociation (CID) or electron transfer dissociation (ETD), i.e., a dual cleavable crosslinking technology (DUCCT) cross-linker. When used to cross-link a macromolecule, such as a peptide, MS/MS fragmentation produces two signature complementary mass spectra of same cross-linked peptides, the analysis of which gives rise to high confidence in characterizing the structures of the cross-linked macromolecules as well as sites of interactions. Also described, are methods of making and using DUCCT cross-linkers.
US10752652B2	Method for preparing a ß-nucleoside compound A method for preparing a β-nucleoside compound, including the following steps: 1) performing a silylation reaction of a nitrogenous base or an analogue thereof in the presence of TMSOTf to give the nitrogenous base or the analogue thereof being protected by trimethylsilyl; 2) performing a direct glycosylation reaction of the reaction liquid, without being isolated, and a five- or six-membered ring saccharide or a derivative thereof closed by a hydroxyl protecting group to give a closed β-nucleoside compound; and 3) performing a deprotection reaction to give the β-nucleoside compound. The method uses a one-pot process to prepare the key intermediates of the β-nucleoside compound, and the yield of materials in β-configuration increases significantly. The method has the benefits of simple operations, being energy conservation and environment protection, and being suitable for industrial applications.
US10752648B2	Magnetic ionic liquids, methods of making and uses thereof as solvents in the extraction and preservation of nucleic acids Described herein are methods for making and using magnetic ionic liquid that have at least one cationic component and at least one anionic component, where at least one of the cationic components or the anionic components is a paramagnetic component. The magnetic ionic liquids are capable of manipulation by an external magnetic field.
US10752643B2	Tunable rare-earth fcu-metal-organic frameworks Embodiments of the present disclosure describe compositions comprising a molecular building block (MBB) having the formula [RE6(μ3-OH)8(O2C—)6N4C—)6] or [RE6(μ3-OH)8(O2C—)12], wherein RE is a rare earth metal ion. Embodiments of the present disclosure further describe methods of making a metal-organic framework (MOF) composition comprising contacting one or more molecular building blocks (MBBs) with one or more bidentate ligands, wherein the MBBs have the formula [RE6(μ3-OH)8(O2C—)6N4C—)6] or [RE6(μ3-OH)8(O2C—)12], wherein RE is a rare earth metal ion.
US10752640B2	Compounds active towards bromodomains Disclosed are compounds towards bromodomains, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds and use of the compounds in therapy.
US10752638B2	Method for producing anhydrosugar alcohol by high-pressure reaction The present invention relates to a method of producing anhydrosugar alcohol by dehydrating sugar alcohol at high pressure in the presence of a catalyst which is less acidic than a conventional sulfuric acid catalyst and which can suppress side reactions at high temperature. According to the present invention, anhydrosugar alcohol can be produced in a yield similar to that in a vacuum reaction.
US10752630B2	7-substituted sulfonimidoylpurinone compounds for the treatment of virus infection The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I), wherein R1, R2 and R3 are as described herein, and their prodrugs or pharmaceutically acceptable salt, enantiomer or diastereomer thereof, and compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds.
US10752629B2	Calcium channel agonists Embodiments of calcium channel agonists, as well as methods of making and using the calcium channel agonists, are disclosed. The disclosed calcium channel agonists and corresponding salt forms have a structure according to general formula I: wherein each bond depicted as “” is a single bond or a double bond as needed to satisfy valence requirements; Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4, and Z5 independently are nitrogen or carbon; R1 and R3 are alkyl; R2 is alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, or heteroarylalkyl; and R4 is alkyl or hydroxyalkyl.
US10752626B2	Iso-citrate dehydrogenase (IDH) inhibitor Disclosed are compounds inhibiting the conversion of α-KG to D-2-HG pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, solvates or stereoisomers thereof and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds. The compound and the pharmaceutical composition can effectively treat IDH associated diseases, including cancer.
US10752624B2	Kinase inhibitors The present invention relates to novel compounds of formula (I) that are capable of inhibiting one or more kinases, especially SYK (Spleen Tyrosine Kinase), LRRK2 (Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2) and/or MYLK (Myosin light chain kinase) or mutants thereof. The compounds find applications in the treatment of a variety of diseases. These diseases include autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases, bone diseases, metabolic diseases, neurological and neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, allergies, asthma, alzheimer's disease, parkinson's disease, skin disorders, eye diseases, infectious diseases and hormone-related diseases.
US10752623B2	Heteroaryl-substituted sulfonamide compounds and their use as sodium channel inhibitors This invention is directed to heteroaryl-substituted sulfonamide compounds, as stereoisomers, enantiomers, tautomers thereof or mixtures thereof; or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates or prodrugs thereof, for the treatment of diseases or conditions associated with voltage-gated sodium channels, such as epilepsy.
US10752618B2	Process for the preparation of pure and stable crystalline Raltegravir potassium form 3 The present invention provides improved, commercially viable and consistently reproducible processes for the preparation of pure and stable crystalline Raltegravir potassium Form 3 and pharmaceutical composition thereof.
US10752615B2	Spirocyclic containing compounds and pharmaceutical uses thereof The present invention relates to a novel family of covalent kinases inhibitors, compounds of this class have been found to have inhibitory activity against members of the TEC kinase family, particularly ITK and/or TXK, BTK, TEC and/or combinations thereof. The present invention is directed to a compound of Formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, solvates of salt, stereoisomer, tautomer, isotope, prodrug, complex or biologically active metabolite thereof, for use in therapy.
US10752604B2	C-glucoside derivative containing fused phenyl ring or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, process for preparing same, and pharmaceutical composition comprising same The present disclosure relates to C-glycoside derivatives having a fused phenyl ring or pharmaceutical acceptable salts thereof, a method for preparing the same, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same, a use thereof and a method for dual inhibition of SGLT1 and SGLT2 using the same. A novel compound of the present disclosure has a dual inhibitory activity against SGLT1 and SGLT2, thus being valuably used as a diabetes therapeutic agent.
US10752590B2	Quinoline-based proteasome inhibitors and uses thereof Described herein are quinoline compounds useful for, among other things, inhibition of the proteasome and for treatment of cancer and inflammation.
US10752575B2	4-alkoxy-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl alcohol production method The present invention relates to a production method of 4-alkoxy-3-trifluoromethylbenzyl alcohol at a high conversion ratio, which can strictly suppress production of a byproduct by using DIBAL as a reducing agent.
US10752574B2	Method for preparing fluorinated methacrylate compound The present invention relates to a method for preparing a fluorinated methacrylate compound which can be used as a fluorine monomer for synthesizing a functional polymer having high oxygen permeability, water repellency and stain resistance. Specifically, the method can be carried out by a process of reacting an alcohol derivative and methacrylic acid anhydride in the presence of an imidazole-based base to obtain a fluorinated methacrylate. According to the preparation method of the present invention, since the reaction is carried out at room temperature and there is no process of removing the byproducts formed during the reaction, a high yield of fluorinated methacrylate can be obtained by a simple method within a short period of time.
US10752571B2	Method for purification of 4-hydroxyacetophenone Methods of purifying crude 4-hydroxyacetophenone using one or more solvents as well as products comprising or consisting of crystallized 4-hydroxyacetophenone and one, two or more solvent(s). The products may be obtained or obtainable from the methods for purifying crude 4-hydroxyacetophenone.
US10752564B2	Oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) of ethane Processes and associated reaction systems for the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane are provided. In particular, a process is provided that comprises supplying a feed gas comprising ethane and oxygen to a multitubular fixed-bed reactor, allowing the ethane and oxygen to react in the presence of an oxidative dehydrogenation catalyst to yield a reactor effluent comprising ethylene; supplying a coolant to an upstream region of an interior shell space of the reactor in a flow pattern that is counter-current with the flow of the feed gas; and withdrawing the coolant from the upstream region and supplying at least a portion of the coolant withdrawn from the upstream region to the downstream region in a flow pattern that is co-current with the flow of the feed gas.
US10752562B2	Process for making renewable surfactant intermediates and surfactants from fats and oils and products thereof The present invention relates generally to methods for producing renewable detergent compounds. More specifically, the invention relates to methods for producing detergent intermediates, including bio-linear alkylbenzene (LAB), bio-alcohols, and long chain bio-paraffins, from natural oils.
US10752561B2	Fuel for pyrotechnic mixtures emitting in the near-infrared region Inorganic fuel selected from the group of sulphocyanides of noble metals as specially copper, as well as the derivatives of urea and semicarbazide and theirs derivatives and organic fuel selected from the group of thiols with sulphur bound in the —SH group or in the heterocyclic rings and the metal salts of these compounds, mostly cuprous or cupric, which are suitable for the infrared tracer compositions used in bullets. With a suitable oxidant, which is zinc peroxide, the fuel forms binary mixtures that, during combustion, emit radiation in the near-infrared region that is invisible to the naked eye. On the basis of this invention tracer compositions do not require any additional auxiliary pyrotechnic systems. They are intended for use in infrared tracers of conventional calibres of bullet ammunition.
US10752553B2	Body made of a ceramic material A body made of a ceramic material based on zirconia, the body having a surface region extending from the surface of the body to a predetermined depth and a core region integrally formed with the surface region. The ceramic material in the surface region includes a crystalline phase A formed by zirconia in tetragonal phase. The ceramic material in the surface region further includes a crystalline phase B, the crystal structure of which including apart from zirconium and oxygen at least one further component X in a periodic arrangement, the crystalline phase B having a lower theoretical density than crystalline phase A.
US10752545B2	Steam-assisted production of metal silicate cements, compositions and methods thereof The invention provides a novel, steam-assisted production methodology and associated compositions and methods of use in the manufacture of carbonatable or non-carbonatable metal silicate or metal silicate hydrate (e.g., calcium silicate or calcium silicate hydrate) compositions. These metal silicate compositions and related phases are suitable for use hydraulic, partially hydraulic or non-hydraulic cement that sets and hardens by a hydration process, a carbonation process or a combination thereof, and may be applied in a variety of concrete components in the infrastructure, construction, pavement and landscaping industries.
US10752543B2	Glass substrate and optical component A glass substrate includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Li, Na, K, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba and Zn as a reaction factor component, and includes a surface depletion layer at a surface side of the glass substrate. A total molar concentration (mol/cm3) of the reaction factor component in the surface depletion layer is decreased relative to an inside of the glass substrate. A total depletion amount (mol/cm2) of the reaction factor component in the surface depletion layer is 1.00×10−8 or more. The glass substrate has a refractive index (nd) of 1.68 or more.
US10752539B2	Low emissivity coatings, glass surfaces including the same, and methods for making the same A substrate having a coating is disclosed. The coating is formed of a plurality of layers. A base layer of the plurality of layers includes an alloy, and at least two additional layers include silver. A coating for a substrate is also disclosed. A method of coating a substrate is further disclosed.
US10752535B2	Coefficient of thermal expansion filler for vanadium-based frit materials and/or methods of making and/or using the same Certain example embodiments relate to seals for glass articles. Certain example embodiments relate to a composition used for sealing an insulted glass unit. In certain example embodiments the composition includes vanadium oxide, barium oxide, zinc oxide, and at least one additional additive. For instance, another additive that is a different metal oxide or different metal chloride may be provided. In certain example embodiments, a composition may be combined with a binder solution that substantially or completely burns out by the time the composition is melted. In certain example embodiments, a CTE filler is included with a frit material. In certain example embodiments, a vacuum insulated glass unit includes first and second glass substrates that are sealed together with a seal that includes the above-described composition.
US10752533B2	Membrane treatment of ammonia-containing waste water A method for treating waste water containing ammonia comprising the steps of: i) passing the waste water as a feed solution through a first RO membrane (24) to produce a first permeate stream (30) and a first reject stream (32), ii) adjusting the pH of the first reject stream (32) to >9, iii) passing the first reject stream (32) through a second RO membrane (26) to produce a second permeate stream (36) containing ammonia and a second reject stream (38), and iv) passing at least a portion of the second permeate stream (36) to a cooling tower (12) to evaporate at least a portion of the ammonia.
US10752527B2	Water treatment system and methods thereof A water treatment system with a photocatalytic nanocomposite sheet, an adsorbent layer, and a fibrous filter, wherein the photocatalytic nanocomposite sheet comprises polymethylmethacrylate and silver phosphate, the adsorbent layer comprises plasma activated carbon nanotubes, and the fibrous filter is a composite of polymethylmethacrylate, polyvinylidene fluoride, and polyvinylpyrrolidone polymer fibers, with carbon nanotubes that are dispersed within the polymer fibers and silver nanoparticles that are deposited on the polymer fibers. Various embodiments of the water treatment system and methods of fabricating the photocatalytic nanocomposite sheet, the adsorbent layer, and the fibrous filter are also provided.
US10752519B2	Fresh water generator utilizing air A fresh water generator utilizing air (100) comprises a main body bracket (114), a water making system, a water purifying system and a water distributing device (126). Both sides and the rear side of the main body bracket (114) are provided with panels, on which ventilating grilles (116, 132, 134) are provided for sucking and exhausting air. The water making system is arranged inside the main body bracket (114) and particularly comprises a condenser/evaporator unit (118), an exhaust fan (140) and a water collecting tank (120), wherein the water collecting tank (120) is arranged on the main body bracket (114) and positioned at the lower end of the condenser/evaporator unit (118), and the exhaust fan (140) is arranged between the condenser/evaporator unit (118) and the ventilating grates (116, 132, 134). The water purifying system is arranged inside the main body bracket (114) and particularly comprises a pump (122) and a filtration device (192). One end of the pump (122) is connected with the water collecting tank (120) through a pipeline, and the other end of the pump (122) is connected with the filtration device (192) through a pipeline. The water distributing device (126) is arranged on the main body bracket (114) and connected to a water outlet of the filtration device (192) through a pipeline. The fresh water generator utilizing air (100) only needs one water collecting tank (120), and water is directly delivered to the water distributing device (126) after being filtered without storage and can be used instantly for drinking, which completely solves the problem of pollution and bacterial growth when pure water is stored and use for drinking later.
US10752517B2	Production salt water recycle/treatment process A skid-mounted system, for recycling production salt water from an oil well, may include a skid housing; a separation tank enclosed within the skid housing; a control system enclosed within the skid housing; a salt water port configured to be connected to a supply of salt water and transfer the salt water to the separation tank; a fuel port configured to be connected to a fuel supply and provide fuel to a burner attached to the separation tank; an exhaust stack that is connected to the separation tank and that is configured to exhaust hot gas produced by the burner to an environment; and a steam stack that is connected to the separation tank and that is configured to release steam produced by the separation tank.
US10752515B2	Lithium-substituted magnesium ferrite material based hydroelectric cell and process for preparation thereof The present invention describes a lithium-substituted magnesium ferrite material based hydroelectric cell and process for preparation thereof. A novel galvanic cell process of generating electric current in distilled water by lithium substituted magnesium ferrite hydroelectric cell has been developed. A synthesis process of ferrite pellet having zinc anode and silver inert electrode has been developed. The material splits water molecules and conducts ions within porous ferrite. Split ions electrochemically react with electrodes and form zinc hydroxide at anode and hydrogen gas at silver electrode. This hydroelectric cell has generated 5 mA short circuit current and 950 mV open cell voltage. Current increased to 20 mA by thermally deposited Zn electrode on a ferrite pellet. The cell is very economical and highly sensitive towards electrolysis of water molecules. It is a green source for producing energy and has a potential to excel from existing electrochemical batteries.
US10752511B2	Zeolite materials and methods of manufacture Zeolites, improved methods for their synthesis, and catalysts, systems, and methods of using these zeolites as catalysts are described. The method of synthesis of the zeolites includes forming a mixture including a zeolitic precursor material and a structure directing agent and subjecting the mixture to high shear processing conditions.
US10752505B2	Method for making carbon nanotube film A method for making a carbon nanotube film includes providing an original carbon nanotube film and an angle control unit. The original carbon nanotube film includes a plurality of carbon nanotubes joined end-to-end by van der Waals force, and the angle control unit defines a through hole. A first end of the original carbon nanotube film is converged to form a carbon nanotube wire structure and a carbon nanotube triangle structure having an open angle adjacent to the carbon nanotube wire structure. The carbon nanotube wire structure is passed through the through hole of the angle control unit. The carbon nanotube triangle structure is cut. The carbon nanotube film is also provided.
US10752500B2	Method for producing optical components using functional elements The invention relates to a method for producing optical components, wherein a first contact surface is formed by bringing a deformation element into contact with a carrier; and a second contact surface is formed by applying a functional element to the deformation element; said second contact surface at least partially overlapping the first contact surface, so that a deformation zone is formed by the area of the deformation element that lies between the overlapping areas of the two contact surfaces, wherein at least one portion of the deformation zone is heated and deformed in such a way that the functional element is deflected, in particular, shifts and/or tilts, and the functional element is joined with the deformation element during the process step of applying the functional element to the deformation element and/or during the process step of heating and deforming the deformation zone.
US10752494B2	Semiconductor device package A semiconductor device package is provided, which includes a carrier, a first reflective element, a second reflective element, a first optical component, a second optical component and a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) device. The carrier has a first surface. The first reflective element is disposed on the first surface of the carrier. The second reflective element disposed on the first surface of the carrier. The first optical component is disposed on the first reflective element. The second optical component is disposed on the second reflective element. The MEMS device is disposed on the first surface of the carrier to provide light beams to the first reflective element and the second reflective element. The light beams provided to the first reflective element are reflected to the first optical component and the light beams provided to the second reflective element are reflected to the second optical component.
US10752486B2	Beverage supplier with emptying and cooling functions A beverage supplier includes: an inlet conduit communicated with a beverage container; a pumping and cooling device communicated with the inlet conduit, pumping and cooling a beverage from the beverage container, and outputting a cooled beverage; and an output unit, which is electrically connected to the pumping and cooling device and controls output of the cooled beverage. In a first state, the pumping and cooling device pumps and cools the beverage from the beverage container through the inlet conduit. In a second state, the pumping and cooling device empties the cooled beverage remained in the pumping and cooling device.
US10752484B2	Nitrogen generator and uses thereof A system and method to supply nitrogen gas is provided. Ambient air is compressed and stored in a storage receiver and then nitrogen is separated from the compressed air in a nitrogen membrane separation unit. The separated nitrogen is stored in a nitrogen storage tank under pressure and released through a pressure control valve. The system is confined to a small footprint and is useful as a nitrogen source where conventional compressed nitrogen tanks are a safety or space issue. Systems to prepare nitrogen infused beverages are also provided.
US10752473B2	Method of monitoring crane safety and a system for monitoring crane safety The invention relates to a method of monitoring the safety of a crane, in particular of a revolving tower crane having a revolving deck, wherein the crane has a sensor system and a crane control, and wherein furthermore at least one tilt sensor is provided. In accordance with the invention, the at least one tilt sensor is attached to the revolving deck of the revolving tower crane, with the monitoring of the crane safety taking place at least during the putting up and/or taking down of the revolving tower crane.
US10752472B2	Lifting and jacking apparatus A lifting and jacking apparatus including a void former configured for embedment in a concrete slab before pouring of the concrete slab and a lifting bail removably insertable in and securely attachable to the void former. The void former includes a built in jacking screw configured to assist in adjusting the height of the concrete slab.
US10752468B2	Regenerative power capture system for endless track escalators and moving walkways Power is recovered from an escalator or a moving walkway as the step orbits an endless track on rollers. A generator is connected to a roller orbiting the track. A battery backup is provided. The power is used for emergency lighting on the step, and for data transmission. Advertising and messages are displayed on a dynamic video screen mounted on the step. The apparatus is mostly contained within the escalator step. Information is communicated wirelessly to a remotely located central control station and back to the step, so as to display information in real time and to update advertising while the escalator is in operation. The central control station also monitors performance parameters. The visual display can include LED lighting.
US10752464B2	Fabric roll up core for carrying sheet material A fabric roll up core for carrying rolls of sheet material such as ground covers or canopy sheet materials including netting materials, used in agriculture or horticulture, such as bird, insect, hail, shade, wind barrier netting materials, comprises a profile formed in an outer surface that assists in maintaining the sheet material on the fabric roll up core when rolling the sheet material onto the fabric roll up core and which may be effective to work with roll up drive means. The core may be formed in one piece or as multiple connected parts.
US10752457B1	Ink jet card printer having a pivotable card feeder An ink jet card printer includes an ink jet print head, a gantry, and a card feeder. The ink jet print head is configured to perform a print operation on a card supported in a print position along a processing axis. The gantry is configured to move the print head through a print zone. The card feeder includes a feeder frame, a first pinch roller pair, and a lift mechanism. The first pinch roller pair is supported by the feeder frame and is configured to feed individual cards along a card feed axis. The lift mechanism is configured to move the feeder frame and the first pinch roller pair between a lowered position, in which the card feeder is displaced from the print zone, and a raised position, in which at least a portion of the card feeder extends into the print zone.
US10752454B2	Debris carts and systems and methods of using same Systems and methods for processing debris from job sites are disclosed. Carts for receiving the debris are also disclosed. Each cart has a base, a plurality of wheels extending downwardly from the base relative to a vertical axis, and a plurality of walls extending upwardly from the base. The walls and the base of each cart cooperate to define a debris-receiving space. The carts can be engaged by a lifting apparatus that rotates along an arcuate path to position the carts in an unloading position.
US10752448B2	Devices and methods for can and bottle making recirculation systems A device for transporting articles through a recirculation system for forming or processing the articles. The device includes a top portion configured to contact an article and a drive nut positioned within a first aperture of the top portion. The device includes a hub portion having a second aperture and a plurality of ejection pins extending through a respective one of a plurality of apertures of the top portion. The device includes a paddle wheel rotatably coupled to the hub portion. The paddle wheel has a first and second plurality of prongs extending radially outward and offset in generally opposing directions. The paddle wheel includes a post projecting radially inward and positioned within a third aperture. The device includes a drive screw extending through the first, second, and third apertures and having a head configured to engage the post and a threaded end is configured to engage the drive nut.
US10752438B2	Biasing cradle for refuse vehicle A cradle and guide system for a refuse vehicle has at least one track member mounted on a bumper of a refuse vehicle. The at least one track member is able to deflect horizontally to compensate for misalignment. At least one guide member is mounted to a front loading fork of the refuse vehicle. The at least one guide member contacts the at least one track member to limit horizontal movement of the front loading fork with respect to the refuse vehicle during misalignment. The at least one track member returns to its original position to align the front loading forks.
US10752434B2	Temperature controlled cargo containers Temperature controlled cargo containers may include thermal masses conditioned to temperatures above and/or below a target temperature. Example thermal masses may include plates including phase change materials, such as eutectic materials. One or more fans and flapper valves may be selectively operated to circulate air in the cargo container across one or more of the thermal masses to maintain the temperature within the cargo container within a prescribed temperature band. Some example temperature controlled cargo containers may include refrigeration units and/or heaters for regenerating the thermal masses when receiving power from an external power source and/or may include one or more rechargeable batteries for providing power during transport or storage independent of external power sources.
US10752428B2	Modified spray head The invention relates to a modified spray head suitable for use with an aerosol composition. Preferably the spray head is suitable for use with an automatic aerosol dispensing device. The spray comprises a single piece of moulded plastic and an angled output section.
US10752421B2	Product packaging system A product packaging system in one embodiment includes a stack of products defining a pair of opposing major side surfaces, a top surface, a bottom surface, and pair of opposing end surfaces; protective corrugated sheets covering two or more of the stack side, top, and bottom surfaces; and a protective end pad covering each of the stack end surfaces. Each protective corrugated sheet includes a pair of longitudinally-extending and protruding corner reinforcement structures disposed along corner regions of the stack. The reinforcement structures are three-dimensional structures having different possible configurations which provide crush-resistance in the assembled product package. The product package collectively comprising the foregoing components is insertable into an outer shipping carton for transit. Some embodiments include banding which holds the stack of products together. In one embodiment, the products may be mirrors.
US10752420B2	Corner protector and package structure The present disclosure discloses a corner protector including a strip-shaped corner bead and a connector for connecting the corner bead, wherein the corner bead encloses a rectangular area, and the connector is connected between two adjacent sides of the corner beads. The corner protector of the present disclosure adopts a connector to connect the corner bead with higher hardness, which can ensure that the top edge of the package structure has higher hardness and is not easily broken. The corner protector can be split and assembled as needed, has the advantages of low cost, simple manufacture, simple transportation and storage, and convenient assembly and use.
US10752415B2	Fluid pouch with inner microstructure Disclosed is a pouch (also called a flexible container) for holding fluid, the pouch including: (a) a first polymeric sheet including a first inner body and a first outer surface, the first inner body including a first inner surface and inner microstructure extending from the first inner surface, the first inner body defining an aerial microstructure surface area density (AMSAD) between 5% and 15%; (b) a second polymeric sheet including a second inner surface and a second outer surface. The second polymeric sheet may be joined with the first polymeric sheet such that the first inner body and the second inner surface form an air-tight fluid chamber therebetween. The second polymeric sheet may lack microstructure extending from the second inner surface. The first inner surface, the first outer surface, the second inner surface, and the second outer surface may be smooth and non-recessed.
US10752412B1	Child resistant container with pump actuator In one embodiment there is provided a child-resistant container assembly. The assembly includes a bottle with a dispensing mechanism and a collar. The dispensing mechanism draws and ejects a liquid out of the bottle when the actuator is pressed down. To unlock the container, the collar is pressed downwardly and then turned to unlock the dispensing mechanism.
US10752411B2	Container for liquids equipped with delivering plug with integrated air passage and warranty seal with automatic opening A container for liquids equipped with delivering plug comprises: a main body placed at the delivery end of the container, a lower closing piston inside the main body, from the side oriented towards inside the container, and an upper cover with collapsible membrane/push-button placed inside the main body, from the side oriented towards outside the container; the upper cover with collapsible membrane/push-button fastened to the main body comprises a central push-button equipped with internal weakening points, to allow deforming the central push-button passing from a closing position to a stable using/opening position.
US10752410B2	Container lid and valve including a locking mechanism A container lid for a fluid container of a resilient deformable material includes a body member having a drinking aperture; an actuator coupled to the body member via an area surrounding the actuator; and a valve. The lid has a first stable and a second stable state in which the area surrounding the actuator in generally inverted from the first stable state. Upon application of a first force to the top surface of the actuator when in the first stable state, the actuator temporarily deflects the valve to unseal the drinking aperture and upon removal of the first force the valve reseals the drinking aperture and both the actuator and the lid reassume the first stable state. Upon application of a second force to the actuator sufficiently greater than the first force, the lid assumes the second stable state in which the drinking aperture remains unsealed.
US10752400B2	Food and beverage containers and methods of coating Food and beverage containers and methods of coating are provided. The food and beverage containers include a metal substrate that is at least partially coated with a coating composition that includes a water-dispersible resin system and an aqueous carrier. The resin system includes an epoxy component and an acrylic component. In a preferred embodiment, the coating composition is at least minimally retortable when cured.
US10752398B2	Pouring element for a composite packaging and composite packaging having a pouring element A pouring element for a composite packaging, in particular a beverage carton for liquid foodstuffs is shown and described, comprising a basic body having a fastening flange and a pouring tube, a cutting element which is arranged and guided in the pouring tube and a closure cap which can be joined to the basic body, wherein during actuation for the first time, the cutting element can be driven by first drive means formed on the closure cap and by second drive means formed on the inner wall of the cutting element and wherein the movement of the cutting element follows different gradients, and a composite packaging is also shown and described, in particular a beverage carton for liquid foodstuffs, having a pack gable-top panel which is suitable for receiving a pouring element. In order to improve the drive and guidance of the cutting element during opening of the composite packaging, simultaneously with optimised producibility, and to facilitate the opening of the composite packaging in the region of a weakening in the pack material, it is provided that the second drive means is configured as a rib which runs obliquely and includes an angle with the longitudinal direction, and that the end face of the rib partly projects over the foot thereof and thus includes a valley angle.
US10752395B2	Delaminatable container A delaminatable container can promptly introduce the external air into the space between the outer shell and the inner bag after discharging the contents. A delaminatable container includes a container body having an outer shell and an inner bag, the inner bag shrinking as contents decrease; and a valve member to adjust charging/discharging of air between an intermediate space and an external space S of the container body, the intermediate space located between the outer shell and the inner bag. The container body includes a storage portion to store the contents; and a mouth to discharge the contents from the storage portion; the storage portion includes a pillar body; and a shoulder connecting the body and the mouth; the shoulder is provided with a valve housing recess to house the valve member.
US10752394B2	Packaging apparatus comprising actuator and method of operating packaging apparatus A packaging apparatus and a method of operating the apparatus are provided. The apparatus comprises a support frame, a packaging station having a first tool, a second tool, and one or more actuators, operably coupled to at least one of the first tool and the second tool, to modify a position of the second tool with respect to the first tool; and a control unit operably coupled to the one or more actuators, wherein the one or more actuators have a first configuration, in which the first tool and the second tool are spaced from one another by a first distance, a second configuration, in which the first tool and the second tool are spaced from one another by a second distance, and a third configuration, in which the first tool and the second tool are spaced from one another by a third distance, and wherein the control unit is configured to operate in a first modality, wherein the control unit is configured to move the one or more actuators from the first configuration into the second configuration, to maintain the one or more actuators in the second configuration for a first time interval, and to move the one or more actuators from the second configuration into the first configuration.
US10752393B2	Human tissue isolation pouch for use with pouch sealer A human tissue isolation pouch for use with a sealer machine to indirectly seal human tissue medical pouches while avoiding cross contamination is herein disclosed. The human tissue isolation pouch comprises a rigid frame supporting a high temperature material and having one or more magnets for removably attaching the human tissue isolation pouch to a sealer machine.During use a medical pouch, which may contain a human tissue sample, is inserted within the human tissue isolation pouch. The jaws of the sealer machine clamp down directly on the high temperature material, thus indirectly heating and sealing the medical pouch inside the human tissue isolation pouch. The sealing machine jaws do not physically contact the medical pouch at any time during the sealing process, and in this way contamination of the sealer machine (and cross contamination of medical pouches from distinct donor cases) is avoided. The rigid frame of the human tissue isolation pouch may be sterilized after each donor event. And the containment bag formed of a high temperature material may be disposed of after each donor event.
US10752386B1	Flexible ablator for thermal protection Methods for producing a flexible, fibrous ablator thermal protection material, for use in association with a space vehicle that passes through an atmosphere in which severe heating is experienced. A phenolic resin and/or a silicone resin can be used. The elastic modulus of the resulting material is low, in a preferred range of about 200-5000 kPa, and can be controlled by choice of a curing temperature and/or a time interval length for curing.
US10752384B2	Orbit control device and satellite A satellite comprises thrusters disposed with the firing directions each facing away from the mass center of satellite and different from each other. A control amount calculator calculates control amounts of the mean orbital elements from the mean orbital elements and the temporal change rates of the mean orbital elements set by an orbit determiner, and the target values. A distributor calculates firing timings and firing amounts of the thrusters for realizing the control amounts of the mean orbital elements by expressing a motion of satellite with orbital elements, solving an equation taking into account coupling of an out-of-plane motion and an in-plane motion due to thruster disposition angles and thruster firing amounts at multiple times, and combining one or more thruster firings controlling mainly an out-of-the-orbit-plane direction and one or more thruster firings controlling mainly an in-the-orbit-plane direction.
US10752383B1	Systems and methods for satellite constellation launch using air-launched vehicles Systems and methods for calculating launch sites for a satellite constellation are provided. A carrier aircraft may be configured to launch a first satellite into the first orbit and a second satellite into the second orbit. In some embodiments, information about an accessible range of the aircraft may be received. Based on the received information, a geographical area that the aircraft can access without landing may be calculated. Using received information and the orbit parameters of the first orbit and the second orbit, a first launch site for launching the first satellite and a second launch site for launching the second satellite may be calculated. The first launch site may comprise a first geographical position and a first launch time, and the second launch site may comprise a second geographical position and a second launch time. Both launch sites may be within the calculated geographical area.
US10752381B2	Apparatus, systems, and methods for life vest identification, inspection, and maintenance A life vest inspection system includes a plurality of NFC readers positioned to communicate with at least one NFC tag associated with a life vest or its packaging. The NFC readers are integrated with an in-flight entertainment system, such that the inspection of all life vests can be conducted simultaneously and without a crew member moving throughout the cabin to individually inspect each life vest or row-by row/section by section.
US10752360B2	Aircraft restraint systems with fixed default mode A modal restraint system for an occupant of a seat of an aircraft includes a strap feeder unit and a strap selectively retractable into and extendable from the strap feeder unit. The strap is positionable adjacent to the occupant so as to dispose the occupant between the strap and the seat. The strap feeder unit is adapted to switch between a plurality of modes including a fixed mode and an unfixed mode. The strap is substantially unextendable from the strap feeder unit in the fixed mode. The strap is extendable from and retractable into the strap feeder unit in the unfixed mode. The strap feeder unit is in the fixed mode by default. The strap feeder unit is operable to switch to the unfixed mode in response to a user input, thereby increasing freedom of movement of the occupant relative to the seat of the aircraft.
US10752359B2	Tuned lighting A method and apparatus for managing lighting during different periods. Light is emitted from a lighting system comprised of light devices. Operation of the lighting system is controlled to create different light scenes comprising light with different spectral distributions during different periods.
US10752351B2	Tilt-rotor unmanned air vehicle An unmanned air vehicle is provided. The unmanned air vehicle includes a frame having a center portion connecting two substantially parallel transversely spaced apart ele-wings. The ele-wings may store batteries and rotate along a forward axis to provide lift during a transition from vertical flight to linear flight. The landing gear may be connected to the ele-wings and configured to change pitch of the ele-wing to ensure stable flight during flight mode transition. A plurality of propellers, each having propeller drive motors, are attached to the frame and able to rotate from parallel position, relative to the center portion, for vertical flight to a perpendicular position, relative to the center portion, for linear flight. The propeller drives rotate on its axis and may be configured to propel the vehicle in a ground and flight mode.
US10752338B2	Aircraft wing with aileron An aircraft wing having a fixed wing with a wing tip device. The wing tip device is movable between a flight configuration for use during flight, and a ground configuration for use during ground-based operations. The wing has a master flight control surface associated with the fixed wing and a slave flight control surface associated with the wing tip device. An interface between the master flight control surface and the slave flight control surface is arranged to provide a rigid connection between the master flight control surface and slave flight control surface when the wing tip device is in the flight configuration. Moving the master control surface about a control axis causes the slave control surface to be moved about the control axis. The interface is arranged to de-couple the slave and master control surfaces when the wing tip device is moved from the flight configuration into the ground configuration.
US10752333B2	Wing-fuselage integrated airframe beams for tiltrotor aircraft An airframe for a tiltrotor aircraft includes a wing airframe including a rib, a fuselage airframe including a fore-aft overhead beam and a cradle support assembly. The cradle support assembly includes a forward wing support coupled to the fore-aft overhead beam and the wing airframe and an aft wing support coupled to the fore-aft overhead beam and the wing airframe. The rib, the fore-aft overhead beam, the forward wing support and the aft wing support are substantially aligned to form a wing-fuselage integrated airframe beam assembly to support the wing airframe.
US10752321B2	Hub gear A multi-speed hub gear, comprising: an axle adapted to be fixed against rotation; a hub shell; a plurality of planetary gear sets, each comprising: a central gear concentrically fixed on the axle, a rotating gear carrier mounting at least one rotating gear to revolve around the center of the central gear; and a ring gear rotated by the at least one rotating gear; wherein a respective the ring gear of one of the sets is mechanically connected to a respective the rotating gear carrier of another of the sets such that the sets rotate in conjunction; and a gear shifter adapted to engage at least one of the sets to the hub shell while disengaging another of the sets from the hub shell.
US10752317B1	Leg and arm powered vehicle A leg and arm powered vehicle incorporating a frame; a seat rollably mounted upon the frame for reciprocating motion; a wheel and propulsion sprocket combination mounted upon the frame for vehicle propulsions; a chain operatively engaging the propulsion sprocket, the chain having a pair of flights; a sprocket support member fixedly attached to the seat; rearward and forward drive sprockets, the rearward drive sprocket engaging one of the chain's flights; first rotatable mountable means attaching the rearward drive sprocket to the sprocket support member and being adapted for alternatively resisting counter-rotation of the rearward drive sprocket and permitting rotation of the rearward drive sprocket; second rotatable mounting means attaching the forward drive sprocket to the sprocket support member and being adapted for alternatively resisting counter-rotation of the forward drive sprocket and permitting rotation of the forward drive sprocket; and hand and foot engaging members fixedly mounted to the frame.
US10752311B2	Adjustable toe peg for motorcycle The adjustable toe peg allows a rider to adjust the toe peg position in two ways. First, the lever to which the toe peg attaches preferably includes a series of holes, about which the toe peg apparatus will rotate. Second, by placing the toe peg on a rotating member, which is held by a clamping force, the toe peg can be positioned at any angle.
US10752302B2	Aerodynamic vehicle attachment An aerodynamic vehicle attachment is disclosed that includes a body being triangular and having a base, a first sidewall, a second sidewall, and a face. The base has a base contour, and the base, the first sidewall, the second sidewall and the face define an interior storage compartment. A lid covers the interior storage compartment and has a lid contour and a lip extending upward external relative to the interior storage compartment. A hinge is coupled to the face of the body and the lid, and has a fastener. The fastener is configured to removably couple to an outer surface of a top of a tailgate of a vehicle so that the aerodynamic vehicle attachment is coupled to the outside of the vehicle.
US10752299B2	Surface shape variable device A surface shape variable device which comprises a board-like member comprising a plurality of strip elements capable of being elastically morphed which extend in parallel along a plane; and morphing control devises which elastically morph the strip elements due to buckling and the like toward a direction traversing the plane by applying stress to at least a part of the strip elements, wherein the strip elements are woven into a woven fabric-like state and extend intersecting with each other.
US10752298B2	Vibration dampening system for a work vehicle with elastomeric dampers A vibration dampening system for a work vehicle may include a chassis frame, a cab frame, and a suspension assembly coupled between the frames. The suspension assembly may include a superstructure having at least two mounting interfaces for coupling the cab frame to the superstructure and at least one support structure extending at least partially between the mounting interfaces. The support structure(s) include a first end portion, a second end portion opposite the first end portion, and a connector portion extending between the first and second end portions. In addition, the system includes an elastomeric vibration damper provided in association with the connector portion of the support structure(s) such that the vibration damper extends along an outer surface of the support structure(s) along at least a portion of the length of the connector portion. The elastomeric vibration damper is configured to reduce vibrations transmitted through the support structure(s).
US10752295B1	Sleeper panels and cab panels A sleeper panel is provided for use with each of the passenger and driver sides of a sleeper cab. The entire upper ends of the sleeper panels have a top flange which is secured to the underside of the sleeper cab. Structure is provided to maintain the curved portions of the sleeper panel in their desired radius of curvature. A cab panel is also described which is ideally suited for use on a truck cab so as to be positioned forwardly of the sleeper panels thereby providing an esthetic appearance to the vehicle.
US10752278B2	Suspension system for stroller A child stroller includes a frame member and a wheel attachment member including a first end and a second end. A wheel is coupled to the first end, with the second end coupled to the frame member. The stroller further includes a shock absorber having a body, an upper end coupled to the frame member, a lower end coupled to the wheel attachment member, and a spring mechanism disposed within the body. The spring mechanism includes an upper portion exhibiting a first spring constant, and a lower portion exhibiting a second spring constant different from the first spring constant.
US10752276B1	Framed structure for material-handling purposes A framed structure, such as a material cart, used for material-handling purposes includes an elongated frame having two opposite ends and two opposite sides. In addition, a first set of mounts are adapted to accept the forks of a forklift truck directed endwise therein and are arranged in such a relationship to the elongated frame so that the first pair of mounts are adapted to accept the forks of a forklift truck directed therein from a side of the elongated frame. Furthermore, a second set of mounts are adapted to accept the forks of a forklift truck directed endwise therein and are arranged in such a relationship to the elongated frame so that the second set of mounts are adapted to accept the forks of a forklift truck directed therein from an end of the elongated frame.
US10752273B2	Train direction and speed determinations using laser measurements System and methods for determining train direction and speed using laser measurements. The speed and direction determinations can be used to monitor, diagnose, and/or report the operational performance of a crossing warning system.
US10752272B2	Work block encroachment warning system The present disclosure generally relates to work block encroachment warning systems for providing protection for rail workers working in a mobile or fixed work block. For example, a vehicle (V)-aware unit installed on a moving rail vehicle and a work block limit encroachment unit mounted on a railroad may wirelessly communicate with each other to determine a distance between them. When a vehicle is moving toward an occupied work block, the distance may be used to identify potential hazards.
US10752268B2	Device for data and/or signal transmission The invention relates a device (10) for data and/or signal transmission between two adjacent units of a multi-membered, track-guided vehicle combination, wherein the device (10) comprises at least one emitter (11) for emitting electromagnetic radiation as needed. According to the invention, the at least one emitter (11) is integrated into a lamp module (1) which is designed to be installed in a front region of a vehicle (A, B) of the multi-membered vehicle combination.
US10752265B2	Railcar truck roller bearing adapter pad systems A railcar truck and adapter pad system for placement between a roller bearing and side frame pedestal roof of a three-piece railcar truck. Many different features of the pad and/or the adapter-pad interface are configured to improve stiffness characteristics to satisfy both curving and high speed performance of the railcar truck.
US10752264B2	End carriage of a railway vehicle and associated railway vehicle An end carriage that extends between a first free end and a second end intended to be connected to another carriage of the railway vehicle, the end carriage including a lower housing for a bogie made in proximity to the first end. The end carriage further includes at least one conduit, opening on the one hand into the lower housing, and opening on the other hand into the first end of the end carriage, and means for circulating air in the conduit.
US10752257B2	Car operating system that controls the car's direction and speed Our car operating system allows a car's driver to control—using abstract direction and speed commands—the car's devices that make the car move. The car operating system uses information like the current state of the car's devices to process those high-level abstract commands and generate device-specific commands at a lower level of abstraction to send to the car devices that will implement the driver's commands. The car operating system sits between the driver of the car (which may be a human or an automated driving program) and the car's devices, much like a computer operating system sits between the user of a computer (which may be a human or an application program) and the computer's devices. The car operating system performs two functions: (1) Provides an abstract machine that allows the car's driver to use more powerful abstract commands rather than more primitive device-level commands. (2) Manages the car's resources so that the car's driver does not have to control each device directly.
US10752255B2	Surroundings modeling device for a driver assistance system for a motor vehicle A surroundings modeling device for a driver assistance system for a motor vehicle, includes a separating device configured to separate a total vehicle surroundings model into a static vehicle surroundings model based on a first look-ahead distance and a dynamic vehicle surroundings model based on a second look-ahead distance. A first real-time computing device is configured to calculate the dynamic vehicle surroundings model on the basis of the first look-ahead distance within a maximum response time. A second real-time computing device is configured to calculate the static vehicle surroundings model on the basis of the second look-ahead distance with a characteristic response time. A situation analysis device is configured to change the separation process on the basis of an analysis of the total vehicle surroundings model.
US10752245B2	Auto cruise control method and system for hybrid electric vehicle An auto cruise control method for a hybrid electric vehicle is provided. The auto cruise control method maximizes an effect of enhancing fuel efficiency and simultaneously satisfies enhancement in driveability and fuel efficiency due to the application of a pulse and glide (PnG) pattern obtained by considering the characteristics of the hybrid electric vehicle (HEV). The method includes receiving a target vehicle speed by a driver input to turn on an auto cruise mode and to turn on a pulse and glide (PnG) mode in a hybrid electric vehicle using an engine and a driving motor as vehicle driving sources. One PnG mode among a PnG coast mode, a PnG glide mode, and a PnG cruise control mode are selected from a map based on the target vehicle speed and driving control of the selected PnG mode is then performed.
US10752239B2	Training a self-driving vehicle One or more sensors associated with a vehicle detect a roadway condition of a first roadway and an evasive maneuver is performed by the vehicle to avoid the detected roadway condition. In response to one or more processors determining that the evasive maneuver was successful, a record of the successful maneuver and the roadway condition are stored in a database. Subsequent to storing the record in the database, one or more computers associated with one or more vehicles is trained to execute the evasive maneuver, in response to determining that the one or more vehicles is exposed to the roadway condition experienced by the vehicle.
US10752237B2	System and method for automatically leveling an agricultural implement A method for automatically leveling an agricultural implement being towed by a work vehicle includes monitoring a vehicle inclination angle via at least one vehicle-based sensor supported on the work vehicle, monitoring an implement inclination angle via at least one implement-based sensor supported on the implement, and determining that the work vehicle has begun to travel across an inclined surface based on the vehicle inclination angle. The method further includes initially adjusting a position of a hitch of the work vehicle in a first direction to maintain the implement inclination angle within a predetermined angular inclination range as the vehicle travels across the inclined surface and adjusting the position of the hitch in a second direction opposite the first direction to maintain the implement inclination angle within the predetermined angular inclination range.
US10752234B2	Vehicle control device A SS control device is configured to: be allowed to stop an internal combustion engine when a required voltage is smaller than or equal to a first voltage value under a state where a stopping condition is satisfied, and be prohibited from stopping the internal combustion engine when the required voltage is larger than the first voltage value under a state where the stopping condition is satisfied; and be allowed to restart the internal combustion engine when the required voltage is smaller than or equal to a second voltage value smaller than the first voltage value under a state where the restart condition is satisfied, and be prohibited from restarting the internal combustion engine when the required voltage is larger than the second voltage value under a state where the restart condition is satisfied.
US10752231B2	System and method for detecting stuck valves A method of conducting a diagnostic procedure for a braking system includes analyzing via an electronic control unit whether only a first input device is engaged or only a second input device is engaged, conducting a first diagnostic test if only the first input device is engaged, and conducting a second diagnostic test if only the second input device is engaged.
US10752224B2	Method of adjusting an estimated value of the height of the gravity center of a vehicle A method for adjusting an estimated height of the center of gravity (HCOG) value of a vehicle includes concomitant calculations, based on parameters dependent on the HCOG value and parameters independent from the HCOG value. The method further comprises the adjustment of a parameter related to the HCOG value.
US10752219B2	Cleaning device for cleaning a transparent camera cover Cleaning device for cleaning a transparent cover of a camera, in particular a lens of the camera, comprising at least one cleaning agent feed line and at least two cleaning agent spraying elements.
US10752213B2	Detecting an event and automatically obtaining video data A server device obtains, from a primary device associated with a first vehicle, event data concerning an event, video data concerning the event, and/or location data concerning a location of the first vehicle. The server device processes the event data to determine a type of the event, and determines, based on the type of the event and the location data, a proximity zone around the location of the first vehicle. The server device determines additional devices within the proximity zone, where each additional device is associated with a different vehicle. The server device sends, to the additional devices, a message requesting additional video data concerning the event, and obtains the additional video data from at least one additional device. The server device performs, based on relevant event information based on the event data, the video data, and the additional video data, an action concerning the event.
US10752212B2	Cloud based cognitive radio frequency intrusion detection audit and reporting An approach is provided that logs radio frequency (RF) activity detected by a vehicle-based intrusion detection system. The logged activity is ingested at a machine learning system. The approach receives, by a conversational agent with access to the machine learning system, natural language (NL) user queries pertaining to the detected RF activity and presents, by the conversational agent, natural language system responses answering the NL user queries.
US10752199B2	Vehicle airbags for occupants in rear facing seats Method and apparatus are disclosed for vehicle airbags for occupants in rear-facing seats. An example vehicle includes an instrument panel, a rear-facing seat adjacent the instrument panel and including a seatback and a headrest, and an airbag including a lower portion and an upper portion. When undeployed, the airbag is stored in the instrument panel. When the airbag deploys, the lower portion presses onto a back of the seatback and the upper portion presses onto a back of the headrest.
US10752197B2	Instrument panel with passenger airbag An instrument panel includes a housing and an airbag. The housing includes a chute elongated to an end and a door at least partially covering the end of the chute. The airbag is disposed in the chute. The housing includes a first ridge elongated along a perimeter of the end of the chute and a second ridge elongated along a perimeter of the door.
US10752196B2	Vehicle passenger compartment A vehicle passenger compartment having a first side and a second side, separated by a longitudinal plane, and having a front row and a back row, separated by a transverse plane substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal plane. The passenger compartment has an element extending in the transverse plane and movable between a first position in which the element extends from the first side and a second position in which the element extends from the second side.
US10752191B2	Vehicle fairing including an electrical routing A vehicle fairing includes an electrical routing for conducting power and/or control signals between spaced-apart components of a vehicle structure. The vehicle fairing includes an outer surface configured to form part of an outer surface of a vehicle body. The electrical routing includes a printed circuit board having a substrate and a first conductive path for conduction of electrical current or signals provided on the substrate. The substrate is substantially rigid and forms at least a portion of the outer surface of the vehicle fairing.
US10752190B1	Power window sync switch The present invention is a power window sync switch for the windows of a vehicle that permits controlling all windows by a single active home or main control window switch. It permits the driver to move all window panels in the vehicle to the same position at the same time. The power window sync switch sends a signal to a micro-processor within the switch to indicate that the window position selected via the actuated switch is to be applied to all window panels simultaneously. The micro-processor within the switch may then proceed to actuate all window lift motors within the vehicle, causing movement of all window panels to the appropriate positions.
US10752186B2	Quarter panel assemblies including service hole covers with noise reduction flanges A vehicle includes a vehicle body including a quarter panel assembly. The quarter panel assembly includes an inner quarter panel and an outer quarter panel located outboard of the inner quarter panel forming a volume therebetween. The outer quarter panel has a vent opening extending therethrough. A quarter vent assembly is connected to the outer quarter panel covering the vent opening. An exterior fascia covers the quarter vent assembly such that an air gap is provided between the quarter vent assembly and the exterior fascia. A service hole cover is located in the volume between the inner quarter panel and the outer quarter panel. The service hole cover includes a cover body and a noise reduction flange at a bottom of the cover body that extends inboard toward the inner quarter panel at the vent opening.
US10752174B2	Vehicle mirror mount assembly A vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror head, a mounting member configured to mount at an interior portion of a vehicle, and an attachment member having a connecting portion, a flange, a neck and a pivot element. The attachment member includes a conical portion that tapers from the flange portion toward the neck of the attachment member. The pivot element is disposed at an opposite end of the neck from the conical portion. With the attachment member disposed at a lower portion of the mounting member, and with the connecting portion received in and secured at a receiving portion of the mounting member, the flange abuts an end of the lower portion of the mounting member and an outer surface of the conical portion corresponds with an outer surface of the lower portion of the mounting member. The mirror head is adjustably attached at the pivot element.
US10752173B2	Method for performing a towing process, and camera system for recognizing a towing process, as well as motor vehicle with a camera system A method of performing a towing process by a towing vehicle (10) involves activating a towing mode (S1) and adapting a vehicle speed of the towing vehicle to a towing speed (S2). A camera system (100) for recognizing a towing process includes at least one camera (12) arranged on the rear of a vehicle, for detecting at least one sub-region located behind the vehicle, and an image processing device (16) configured to recognize a towing device (14) in detected image data, whereby a towing mode may be activated and/or terminated.
US10752169B2	Engine sound management In a vehicle equipped with a vehicle sound system, determining a virtual fixed gear ratio; determining a virtual RPM based on the virtual fixed gear ratio; generating a set of harmonic signals based on the virtual RPM, the harmonic signals being sine-wave signals proportional to harmonics of the virtual RPM; processing the harmonic signals to produce a set of processed harmonic signals; and in the vehicle sound system, transducing the processed harmonic signals to acoustic energy thereby to produce an engine sound within a passenger cabin of the vehicle.
US10752160B2	Adjusting device An adjusting device (1) for adjusting a position of a headlight, comprising: a holding element (2) for holding the adjusting device (1) at an adjusting screw (10) and a transmission element (3) for changing the position of the headlight depending on the position of the holding element (2) at the adjusting screw (10), wherein the holding element (2) comprises at least two parts (2a, 2b) which are movable relative to one another and which at least partially enclose the cross-sectional area of the adjusting screw (10), and a moving means (4) is arranged at at least one of the at least two parts (2a, 2b), the moving means (4) can be moved such that the at least two parts (2a, 2b) move away from one another in order to arrange the holding element (2) of the adjusting device (1) at the adjusting screw (10), and such that the at least two parts (2a, 2b) move towards one another in order for the at least two parts (2a, 2b) of the holding element (2) to hold the adjusting device (1) at the adjusting screw (10), as well as a headlight with such an adjusting device (1) and a corresponding method.
US10752159B2	Optical module for a motor vehicle and locking in position of a component of the module by an elastically deformable clamping element An optical module, used for lighting and/or signalling purposes for a motor vehicle, includes a support delimiting a compartment for receiving a functional component such as a fan. A clamping element, preferably produced as a single part, can be used to block an opening of the compartment and lock the component in its operational position. The clamping element, separate from the support and provided with two arms, is engaged and clipped on against at least one engaging protrusion formed laterally on the support in order to achieve the locking. An elastic return effect of at least one of the two arms allows the clamping element to be engaged at the rear of the protrusion and held in place. For unlocking, a flexible actuation portion formed in the clamping element can be actuated in order to move one of the two arms outwards and allow unclipping to take place.
US10752135B2	Vehicle seat with child seat attachment A vehicle seat to which a child seat is capable of being fixed, the vehicle seat including: a first fixture and a second fixture which are disposed while being spaced apart from each other in a seat-width direction, wherein the first fixture includes: a first engaging portion including first and second end parts and configured to be engageable with a first connector provided to the child seat, the first and second end parts being positioned on opposite sides from each other in the seat-width direction; a first leg portion including a first root part; and a second leg portion including a second root part, and wherein a center position in the seat-width direction of the first engaging portion and a center position in the seat-width direction between the first root part and the second root part are different from each other in the seat-width direction.
US10752134B2	Quick connect coupler for a child safety seat top tether A child safety seat may include a base portion configured to be disposed on a vehicle seat base of a vehicle seat, a back portion configured to be disposed proximate to a vehicle seat back of the vehicle seat, and a top tether operably coupled to a portion of the child safety seat to enable the child safety seat to be tethered to an anchor disposed in the vehicle. The top tether may include a quick connect coupler and a first strap portion having a distal end and a proximal end. The distal end of the first strap portion may be configured to engage the anchor. The quick connect coupler may be operably coupled to the first strap portion proximate to the proximal end of the first strap portion. The quick connect coupler may also be configured to enable the first strap portion to be coupled or decoupled from the back portion of the child safety seat.
US10752131B2	Sliding device Disclosed is one example of a sliding device in which occurrence of damage of a member closing an opening of a fixed rail can be inhibited. The sliding device includes: a fixed rail including an opening opened upward, the opening being arranged in a longitudinal direction of the fixed rail; a movable rail slidable relative to the fixed rail in a state where at least part of the movable rail is exposed through the opening; and a first closure member slidable relative to the fixed rail and capable of closing at least part of the opening, the first closure member receiving a force from the movable rail to thereby slide in a state where an opposed surface opposed to the movable rail is spaced apart from the movable rail via a clearance. The movable rail includes a support portion that supports the first closure member in a slidable manner.

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